Dypilidium caninum. A case presentation

Authors

  • Carmen Rafaela Figueredo González Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiologia. Bayamo. Granma
  • Liliam Inés Figueredo González. Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiologia. Bayamo. Granma

Abstract

Introduction:  the Dypilidium caninum belongs to the Phylum Platyhelminthes, Cestode type from the Dipylidiida family. This Taenia lives mainly in fleas that serve as an intermediate guest for several species of regular cestods of dogs and cats intestines. The man is accidentally infested by the ingestion of contaminated fleas and lice.
Objective:
to characterize the clinical manifestations of Dipylidium caninum( Dog tapeworm) in a one- year- old- boy.
Method:
 it was made a descriptive study of the characteristics of Dipylidium caninum parasite and the clinical manifestations of the patient in the Provincial Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology; we proposed a clinical case diagnosed for the first time in the laboratory.  We worked in 159 coproparasitologic studies from which there were obtained 3 positive samples of the Taenia of the Dog (Dipylidium caninum).  From these 3 cases we realized that there was a year- old- child who did not present dehydration, he was not under weight, but he presented sleeplessness, prurit, injuries in both feet and the parasite was evidenced in his fecal feces.
Results:
there were performed serial parasitologic studies to him during 7 days, showing the presence of the gravid proglotids with oviparous capsules. Conclusions: it was checked the existence of Dipylidium caninum intestinal parasites, based on the macroscopic and microscopic observations in the patient with clinical manifestations like diarrheas, sleeplessness, expulsion of fragments of the parasite, pruritus and injuries in the intestinal mucous.

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Published

2016-12-06

How to Cite

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Figueredo González CR, Figueredo González. LI. Dypilidium caninum. A case presentation. RM [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 6 [cited 2025 Jun. 24];17(2). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/300

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