Hymenolepiasis Caused by Hymenolepis nana in Humans and Natural Infection in Rodents in a Marginal Urban Sector of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Roberto Darwin Coello Peralta; María de Lourdes Salazar Mazamba; Betty Judith Pazmiño Gómez; Diego Martín Cushicóndor Collaguazo; Eduardo Alfredo Gómez Landires; Geraldine Ramallo

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939476

31 May 2023 : Case report Ecuador

Hymenolepiasis Caused by Hymenolepis nana in Humans and Natural Infection in Rodents in a Marginal Urban Sector of Guayaquil, Ecuador

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care

Roberto Darwin Coello Peralta

^1ABCDEFG*, María de Lourdes Salazar Mazamba

^1BCDG, Betty Judith Pazmiño Gómez

^2DEF, Diego Martín Cushicóndor Collaguazo

^1BCD, Eduardo Alfredo Gómez Landires^3EF, Geraldine Ramallo

^4ABCDE

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939476

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939476

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Figure 2. Microscopic identification of Hymenolepis nana eggs at 40×, (A, B) in rodent intestinal contents, and (C) in rodent feces found in powdered milk for consumption, using the sedimentation with centrifugation using saline solution and staining with lugol.

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