Human Infection with Hymenolepis diminuta : Case Report from Spain

Abstract

We report a case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a human. The patient was a 5-year-old girl referred to us through the onset of a cyanotic attack. Treatment with a single dose (10 mg/kg of body weight) of praziquantel was ineffective, but the parasite was eradicated after three treatment cycles with the same drug at dosages of 25 mg/kg/day for 5 days.

Rat-borne diseases at the horizon. A systematic review on infectious agents carried by rats in Europe 1995–2016

“…The intestinal tapeworms Hymenolepis diminuta, 'rat tapeworm', and H. (synonym Rodentolepis) nana, 'dwarf tapeworm' can cause the disease hymenolepiosis but are only occasionally reported from patients in Europe [40,41]. In contrast, our review shows that these parasites are geographically widespread in rats all over Europe.…”

The striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) as a host of fleas (Siphonaptera) and tapeworms (Cestoda) in suburban environment of Lublin (eastern Poland)

“…Most cases that had been described in literature concern infestation of children from Asian countries with hot and humid climate (Wiwanitkit 2004, Rohela et al 2012. In Europe rare cases of infection by rat tapeworm are known from Italy (Marangi et al 2003), Spain (Tena et al 1998) and Turkey (Kılınçel et al 2015). In Poland few cases of infection of humans by H. diminuta had been described in last 25 years (Kolodziej et al 2014).…”

Mixed Hymenolepis species infection in two family members: a case report from an urban area of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, México

“…Several cases of H. diminuta infection have been reported, and these have mainly involved children. [10][11][12][13][14] As with other soil-transmitted parasitoses, hymenolepiasis is confined to rural areas characterized by poor sanitation. Following the identification of the two cases described in the present report, a search was made for sources of infection in the local environment.…”