Intestinal tapeworms. Do they still exist? Are they still able to surprise us?

Czech version

Authors: V. Vlková ¹; P. Klapal ²; P. Starý ³
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení klinické mikrobiologie a imunologie Krajská nemocnice Liberec, a. s. Primář: MUDr. V. Kracík ¹; Privátní gastroenterolog, Liberec ²; Praktický lékař pro dospělé, Liberec ³
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2007; 87(12): 735-737
Category: Case Report

Overview

The authors highlight the fact that intestinal cestodes are still present in the Czech Republic even though their incidence is increasingly rare. A look at the Liberec region confirms this conclusion. The authors describe two less common cases of intestinal cestodes: the discovery of a tapeworm from the genus Taenia during a routine colonoscopy of a female patient following surgery for a tumour of the transverse colon, and an imported infection of a Czech citizen with Diphyllobothrium latum.

Key words:
intestinal cestodes, colonoscopy, Taenia saginata, Diphyllobothrium latum.