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==Background==
*Dwarf tapeworm - named so because it is smaller than most cestodes
*Most common human tapeworm infection worldwide
*Transmission through poor sanitation and hygiene
*Completes its entire life cycle in a single host

==Clinical Features==
*Most common in children
*Majority of infections are asymptomatic
*As parasite burden increases symptoms become more likely
*Presents with crampy abdominal pain, diarrhea, anorexia, and anal pruritis
*May also exhibit dizziness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and seizures

==Differential Diagnosis==
*Amebiasis
*Colitis
*Diphyllobothrium Latum Infection
*Giardiasis
*Hookworm Infection
*Intestinal Protozoal Diseases
*Cystoisosporiasis
*Pediatric Malabsorption Syndromes
*Shigella Infection
*Yersinia Enterocolitica

==Diagnosis==
*Hx of above symptoms +/- local exposure
*Peripheral blood eosinophilia of 5 to 10 percent may be observed
*Definitive diagnosis by identifying eggs or proglottids in the stool 
*Diagnosis of hymenolepiasis should prompt family screening or empiric treatment

==Management==
Praziquantel: 25 mg/kg orally (single dose), followed by repeat dose 10 days later

==Disposition==
*Discharge with follow up and plan to either screen or treat family and close contacts

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