Ultrasonographic findings of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense: A case report

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...

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Main Authors: Marehiko Hiroshima, MD, Motoo Nakagawa, MD, Yasuhiko Ito, MD, Ayano Shiba, MD, Yoshiyuki Ozawa, MD, Yuta Shibamoto, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318304060