Acute Cholecystitis Due to Taeniasis: A Case Report of an Unusual Site of Taenia saginata or Taenia asiatica Infection

Kornnatthanai Namsathimaphorn; Teerada Daroontum; Sangob Sanit; Worawit Aimim-Arnant; Komson Wannasai

doi:10.12659/AJCR.944894

04 October 2024 : Case report Thailand

Acute Cholecystitis Due to Taeniasis: A Case Report of an Unusual Site of Taenia saginata or Taenia asiatica Infection

Unusual clinical course

Kornnatthanai Namsathimaphorn

^1ABCDEF, Teerada Daroontum

^2CD, Sangob Sanit

^3BCDEF, Worawit Aimim-Arnant^4BD, Komson Wannasai

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944894

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944894

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Figure 3. Microscopic findings of the tapeworm showing a thick tegument layer (red arrow), smooth muscle fibers (blue arrow), and calcareous corpuscles (green arrow). (A) H&E, 40×; (B) H&E, 200×.

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