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[A case of parasitism by Rhabditis sp in a child from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2002 Sep-Oct;35(5):519-22. Epub 2002 Nov 29.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

We report a case of parasitism by Rhabditis sp in a five-month-old child, from Goiás State, Brazil. He had a history of diarrhea with liquid and green faeces which later became bloody. Parasitological examination revealed the presence of larvae and adult female of Rhabditis sp. We used thiabendazole in this case after which the child improved. The authors suggest a better differential diagnostic between Strongyloides and Rhabditis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antinematodal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Feces / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Rhabditida Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rhabditida Infections / drug therapy
  • Rhabditoidea / anatomy & histology
  • Rhabditoidea / isolation & purification*
  • Thiabendazole / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Thiabendazole