Affiliation:
1. The Affiliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, and Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group Suqian Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
Hymenolepis diminuta is a cosmopolitan parasite of rats and mice which is very rare in humans but has been reported from various areas of the world. We report a human case of Hymenolepis diminuta pulmonary infection in Giangsu Province, China and it has never been reported in patient’s Lung before. In the process of the diagnosis, NGS technology helps a lot. The infection was treated with albendazole and showed clinical and parasitological cure.
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