Diplogonoporiasis Following the Consumption of Raw Juvenile Japanese Anchovy
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- Kaneko Junichi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Yamada Takanori
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Kato Hirotomo
- Division of Medical Zoology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, Japan
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- Ida Yuya
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Yamada Kenta
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Koda Megumu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Fukita Kyoichi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Takeshita Yu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Takahashi Kenichi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Takinami Masaki
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Tsuji Atsushi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Nishino Masafumi
- Division of Gastroenterology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Takahashi Yurimi
- Division of Hepatology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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- Sasada Yuzo
- Division of Hepatology, Iwata City Hospital, Japan
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Abstract
<p>Human diplogonoporiasis caused by the tapeworm Diplogonoporus balaenopterae has been rarely reported in Japan in the last decade. A 38-year-old man complained of a fever, diarrhea, intermittent abdominal pain, and worm excretion. He had a history of consuming raw juvenile Japanese anchovy one month earlier. On admission, the patient had acute enteritis and received intravenous fluids. During hospitalization, he excreted a white worm in his stool. On a macroscopic examination, the worm was found to be a tapeworm with scolexes. His health improved spontaneously without taking anthelmintic agents. Based on the genetic analysis, the tapeworm was identified as Diplogonoporus balaenopterae. </p>
Journal
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 61 (18), 2813-2815, 2022-09-15
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine