13 May 2021>: Articles
A 27-Year-Old Lebanese Man with Stomach Perforation and Regurgitation of a Beef Tapeworm (): A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care
Samer Dbouk A* , Nagham Bazzi A , Hussein Mcheimeche A , Mohammad Rida Farhat D , Ali Alameh B , Mohamad Rakka ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928355
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e928355
Table 1. Characteristics of patients with abdominal perforation or stomach presence of Taenia saginata and the associated treatment.
Authors (year) | Age (years), sex | Location of perforation | Treatment |
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Jongwutiwes et al (2004) []14 | 32, Female | Jejunal | 2 g of niclosamide |
Soosaraei et al (2017) []11 | 54, Female | Jejunum, ileum | 10 mg/kg orally of praziquantel |
Albertini et al (2020) []15 | 57, Male | No perforation, but vomiting of | 3 days-therapy with single oral dose albendazole (400 mg) |
Khan (2007) []16 | 28, Male | Ileum | 10 mg/kg orally of praziquantel |
Shafaghi et al (2015) []17 | 55, Female | No perforation but present in the stomach | 2 g of niclosamide |
Kumar et al (2014) []18 | 35, Male | Ileum | Oral praziquantel 600 mg |