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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar 4;6(4):741-744.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1415. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Detection of Taenia saginata infection mimicking Crohn's disease using video capsule endoscopy

Elchanan Nussinson  1 , Shira Yair-Sabag  1 , Fahmi Shibli  1
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Case Reports

Detection of Taenia saginata infection mimicking Crohn's disease using video capsule endoscopy

Elchanan Nussinson et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Capsule endoscopy was used to detect intestinal Taenia saginata infection in a 19-year-old man. The patient was initially believed to have Crohn's disease due to a notable family history of the disease. Capsule endoscopy is a valuable tool for diagnosing tapeworm infection even when Crohn's disease is suspected.

Keywords: Crohn's disease; Taenia saginata; Taenia solium; tapeworm; video capsule endoscopy.

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Figure 1
Capsule endoscopy findings. (A) Taenia saginata in the small intestine with a genital pore (arrow). (B) A genital pore (arrow). (C) A gravid proglottid with its uterine system (arrow).
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