A Rare Cause of Diarrhea in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: Dipylidium caninum

Sahin, I.; Koz, S.; Atambay, M.; Kayabas, ÜNER; Piskin, T.; Unal, B.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.05.011

A Rare Cause of Diarrhea in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: Dipylidium caninum

Sahin I., Koz S., Atambay M., Kayabas U., Piskin T., Unal B.

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.