Case Reports

The case of tapeworm uttered from Mouth

10.5350/BTDMJB201612408

  • Akkan Avcı
  • Halil Doğan
  • Eşref Çiftçi
  • Doğaç Niyazi Özüçelik
  • Zafer Çukurova
  • Begüm Şeyda Avcı
  • Mehmet Oğuzhan Ay

Received Date: 08.08.2013 Accepted Date: 26.11.2013 Med J Bakirkoy 2016;12(4):217-220

In this paper, we reported a case of an 42-year-old man admitted to emergency department with nausea, abdominal pain and vomiting, and in whom we detected a taenia saginata expelled through the mouth during follow-up. In this case report, we aimed to emphasize that parasitic diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients often presenting to the emergency room with nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain complaints.

Keywords: Taeniasis, emergency service, vomiting