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ROJAS, Glenda et al. Infection by Hymenolepis diminuta in infant from the Girardot municipality, Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2014, vol.34, n.1, pp.49-51. ISSN 1315-2556.

Presentation of an unusual case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a one-year old infant residing at Maracay, Aragua State. The finding occurred fortuitously by the staff of the Intestinal Parasites and Schistosomiasis Serology Laboratory of the General Direction of Environmental Health of the Ministerio del Poder Popular para La Salud, who received two adult forms of the parasite eliminated spontaneously by the patient. Before the expulsion of the parasite, the patient had digestive symptoms, fever and allergic reactions. The infant’s guardian referred the presence of rats and mice in the garden of the house. This case is the first report of this type of infection by H. diminuta in Aragua State. A more rigorous epidemiological investigation is suggested to determine the prevalence of himenolepiosis.

Palabras clave : himenolepiosis; Hymenolepis diminuta; intestinal parasitosis; albendazol.

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