Long Fish Tapeworm in the Intestine: An in situ Observation by Capsule Endoscopy

Soga, Koichi; Sato, Junichi; Handa, Osamu; Konishi, Hideyuki; Wakabayashi, Naoki; Yagi, Nobuaki; Yamada, Minoru; Kokura, Satoshi; Naito, Yuji; Yoshikawa, Toshikazu; Arizono, Naoki

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“…Th ey lack digestive organs and absorb food through their entire body surface as they attach themselves to the lining membrane of the intestine of the human or animal host [1]. Two distinct types of disease are caused by Taenia solium (pork tape worm) depending upon whether it is the larvae or eggs of the worm that are ingested by the human host [2,3].…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Taeniasis in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana

Bimi¹,

Laar²,

Anto³

2012

J Bacteriol Parasitol

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Although Taenia solium infestation and cysticercosis have been documented as the main causes of acquired epilepsy and their recognition as important public health hazards has risen over the past 10 years, there is lack of information on the disease burden due to Tape worm infestation and its associated risk factors in the rural communities of northern Ghana. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of Taeniasis and document its associated risk factors. The study describes the results of a cross-sectional survey involving 494 participants, selected by a villagebased random sampling method from a population of 99,729 in 4 villages. Stool samples from selected people were examined by the Kato-Katz method for worm eggs/ova. Eggs were detected in 65 people (13.15%) of the Kato smears. Four factors were observed to be associated with Taeniasis infestation on multivariate analysis. A history of a family member ever contracting the disease and pork consumption were the main implicated factors for infestation (P-value = 0.003 & 0.001 respectively). Among the pork consumers, those who opted for measly pork and people who took pork light soups prepared in the markets were observed to have higher probabilities of getting infected. Also, Taenia cysts were observed in 18.8% (22/117) of pigs slaughtered for consumption in the area. These carcasses were either consumed or smoked and transported to towns in the southern sector for sale. Whilst pig rearing was mostly done by the women in the area to supplement household incomes, the husbandry practices (food and feeding habits) were observed to be unsatisfactory. Health education on the need for sanitary and hygienic practices and mass anthelminthic drug administration in the area are recommended.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Taeniasis in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana

Bimi¹,

Laar²,

Anto³

2012

J Bacteriol Parasitol

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“…In the last few years, several cases of tapeworm infection (Taenia and Diphyllobothrium latum) of the small intestine diagnosed using capsule endoscopy have been reported [2][3][4][5][6][7]. Other intestinal helminthic infections including hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenal), whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), and roundworm (Ascaris) infections have been diagnosed using capsule endoscopy [8][9][10][11][12].…”

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Detection of Taenia saginata infection mimicking Crohn's disease using video capsule endoscopy

Nussinson

Yair-Sabag

Shibli

2018

Clinical Case Reports

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“…In recent several cases, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy were useful diagnostic methods for detecting D. latum and D. nihonkaiense infections [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. However, in our case, D. nihonkaiense infection could not be detected by colonoscopy.…”

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Extracorporeal Worm Extraction of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense with Amidotrizoic Acid in a Child

Shin

Roh

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Korean J Parasitol

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Infection cases of diphyllobothriid tapeworms are not much in the below teen-age group. We report a case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection in a 13-year-old boy. He presented with severe fatigue, occasional abdominal pain at night time. He also had several episodes of tapeworm segment discharge in his stools. By his past history, he had frequently eaten raw fish including salmon and trout with his families. Numerous eggs of diphyllobothriid tapeworm were detected in the fecal examination. We introduced amidotrizoic acid as a cathartic agent through nasogastroduodenal tube and let nearly whole length (4.75 m) of D. nihonkaiense be excreted through his anus. After a single dose of praziquantel, the child's stool showed no further eggs, and his symptoms disappeared. The evacuated worm was identified as D. nihonkaiense by mitochondrial cox1 gene analysis. Here we report a successful extracorporeal worm extraction from an infection case of D. nihonkaiense by the injection of amidotrizoic acid.

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Long Fish Tapeworm in the Intestine: An in situ Observation by Capsule Endoscopy

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Taeniasis in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Taeniasis in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana

Detection of Taenia saginata infection mimicking Crohn's disease using video capsule endoscopy

Extracorporeal Worm Extraction of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense with Amidotrizoic Acid in a Child

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