An Unexpected Guest in Capsule Endoscopy: Tapeworm Infection

Do Not Miss the Diagnosis: Not All Pink Findings Mean the Same in the Gastrointestinal Tract!

“…In this issue of GE – Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology , several case reports are published reporting interesting non-EoE EGIDs and two case reports of GI parasite infections in immigrants, increasing awareness of heterogenous prevalence of these diseases and the clinical challenge we may encounter in diagnosing them. Freitas et al [8] describe a case of an young patient with white cords in stools and mild lower GI symptoms in whom initial investigation revealed 3 negative stool samples and normal upper and lower GI endoscopy. A small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) was decisive for the diagnosis since it showed a tapeworm infection in the small bowel without mucosal lesions.…”