Ultrasonographic findings of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense: A case report

Marehiko Hiroshima, Motoo Nakagawa, Yasuhiko Ito, Ayano Shiba, Yoshiyuki Ozawa, Yuta Shibamoto

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Abstract

A 6-year-old girl was admitted to our hospital due to discharging the strobila of a tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense) from her anus. Before excreting the tapeworm completely with anthelmintics, ultrasonography was performed. The tapeworm was shown as a slightly high echoic strand-like lesion on ultrasonography in the terminal ileum. In this strand-like lesion, some high echoic spots were detected. This finding was considered as a characteristic of Diphylloborthriasis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-65
Number of pages3
JournalRadiology Case Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-2019
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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