Nienke Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 A friend has an unidentified intestinal parasite, most probably gotten in Thailand. The client and her doctor can not figure out what it is, already for a month now. I would think a kind of tapeworm. But the doctor hasn't found any worm eggs in the client's feces. Anyone has an idea what this is or in which direction to search? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 It looks like some kind of tapeworm. Depending on the type, it might not shed eggs in every sample. If that came out of me, I'd want oral medication for tapeworm, eggs or not, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBN Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 It is often a waste of time to try and find eggs in stools as they are extremely difficult to detect. Best is just to treat with Albendazole which is a broad spectrum antihelmintic and most likely to be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thanks for your replies.The person with this parasite is back in Holland and currently under medical treatment there. Not sure why the doctor there can't find what kind of parasite it is. Also not sure whether the person already has been treated with Albendazole or something similar. I just got a mail with this pic and the question whether I know what it is or not, because I live in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Just wrote a reply and whne sending get the message that I don't have permission to send. So, leave it to: Thank you for your reactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 What were the sumptoms? Did this come out in the stool? Otherwise how was this diagnosed and found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) What were the sumptoms? Did this come out in the stool? Otherwise how was this diagnosed and found? I was given only a very little info. So far I was told it came with the stool, in total about 6 meters. Not all in one piece, though. Dutch Doc has difficulties with diagnosis. Searching for a month already. Symptoms were not told to me. I was hoping someone has seen this before and knows what it is. That would be very helpful for the search-work of the doctor and for the patient, of course. Edited July 2, 2014 by Nienke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It is often a waste of time to try and find eggs in stools as they are extremely difficult to detect. Best is just to treat with Albendazole which is a broad spectrum antihelmintic and most likely to be effective. ^^^ What he said. I have some Zenzera/Albendazole that I bought in Thailand just looked at the packet and it has a picture of a similar worm on the packet...the name is in Thai though so I cant be specific. It says inside that it is effective against threadworm, pinworm, whipworm, roundworm hookworm, tapeworm and strongyloides. The dose says 2 200mg tablets for 3 consecutive days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 advisable to take once or twice a year ^^^ for prevention though i read (raw) garlic is a good prevention for parasites and many other baddies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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