Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler

Case Rep Pediatr. 2020 Mar 7:2020:4716124. doi: 10.1155/2020/4716124. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers. The characteristics of the worms by inspection along with the presence of 3 pet dogs are consistent with Dipylidium caninum.

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