A Rare Cause of Diarrhea in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: Dipylidium caninum
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.47, no.7, pp.2243-2244, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 47 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.05.011
- Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.2243-2244
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We report the first case of dipylidiasis in a kidney transplant recipient. Watery diarrhea due to Dipylidium caninum was observed in a male patient who had been undergone kidney transplantation 2 years before. The patient was successfully treated with niclosamide. D caninum should be considered as an agent of diarrhea in transplant patients.