Diphyllobothrium latum as a cause of pernicious anemia

Bonsdorff, Bertel von

doi:10.1016/0014-4894(56)90015-7

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“…Other intestinal parasites compete with the human host for the absorption of nutrients. The classic example is that of pernicious anemia caused by vitamin B 12 deficiency that results from the absorption of this nutrient by the large fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum (18). In other instances, it may be the competition for a variety of nutrients in food, which manifests as malnutrition (19).…”

Section: Medical Aspects Of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Diseases Clinimentioning

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Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasites from the Gastrointestinal Tract

Garcia¹,

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This Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology document on the laboratory diagnosis of parasites from the gastrointestinal tract provides practical information for the recovery and identification of relevant human parasites. The document is based on a comprehensive literature review and expert consensus on relevant diagnostic methods. However, it does not include didactic information on human parasite life cycles, organism morphology, clinical disease, pathogenesis, treatment, or epidemiology and prevention. As greater emphasis is placed on neglected tropical diseases, it becomes highly probable that patients with gastrointestinal parasitic infections will become more widely recognized in areas where parasites are endemic and not endemic. Generally, these methods are nonautomated and require extensive bench experience for accurate performance and interpretation.

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Section: Medical Aspects Of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Diseases Clinimentioning

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Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Laboratory Diagnosis of Parasites from the Gastrointestinal Tract

Garcia¹,

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“…Megaloblastic fish tapeworm anemia is considered to be due to vitamin B,, deficiency. The cause of this deficiency is as has been shown by v. Bonsdorff and his schoolcompetition for vitamin B,, between the tapeworm and the host, especially if the worm is situated in the proximal part of the intestine (1,7,8).…”

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