Infection with Hymenolepis diminuta (Rodolphi, 1819) in a Child from North of Iran: Case Report

Meysam SHARIFDINI; Elham HAJIALILO; Laleh GHANBARZADEH; Mehrzad SARAEI

doi:10.18502/ijph.v48i8.2998

Meysam SHARIFDINI
Elham HAJIALILO
Laleh GHANBARZADEH
Mehrzad SARAEI

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v48i8.2998

Keywords: Hymenolepis diminuta; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Praziquantel; Iran

Abstract

We report a human case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in Guilan Province, northern part of Iran in 2017. The patient was a 15-month-old boy with gastrointestinal symptoms. In stool examination, eggs of H. diminuta was found based on morphological characteristic. The infant was successfully treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel, and then completely recovered. For the first time, we report human infection with this species in north of Iran.