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Infestatie met de lintworm Diphyllobothrium latum na het eten van rauwe vis

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Abstract

A 31-year-old man with no relevant medical history encountered a white, ribbon-shaped object, 15 cm long and approximately 1 cm wide, in his faeces. It turned out to be Diphyllobothrium latum, a tapeworm that has fish as the intermediate host. The patient had eaten raw fish and shellfish during a holiday in Brazil 5 months before. He recovered after a single dose of praziquantel
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)2470-2472
JournalNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Volume149
Issue number44
Publication statusPublished - 2005

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