Case Report: Hymenolepis diminuta in an asymptomatic Ecuadorian child. [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Background The cestode Hymenolepis diminuta is a cosmopolitan parasite, which in the adult stage is usually found in the small Twin XL HP Foundation intestine of rats and accidentally in humans.Case report We describe the finding of eggs of this parasite in an asymptomatic 3-year-old child.The child had extremely high IgE values of 1,376 IU/ml.Afte