Taenia Solium Sneezed out from Nose by an Asymptomatic Child

Authors

  • Narayan Dutt Pant Department of Microbiology, Grande International Hospital
  • Manisha Sharma Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College
  • Sanjeev Neupane Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v14i3.879

Abstract

Taenia solium is an intestinal parasite and may be excreted in feces in infected patients but our case is unique, as an asymptomatic child sneezed out the proglottids of the parasite from his nose. After the full course of antihelminthic drug the patient excreted a whole worm in his stool.
Keywords: Antihelminthic drug; asymptomatic; Taenia solium; taeniasis.

Additional Files

Published

2017-03-14

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 03 (2016): Issue 34 Sep-Dec

Section

Case Report