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Hymenolepiasis

MedGen UID:: 43772
•Concept ID:: C0020413
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonym:	Hymenolepsis infection
SNOMED CT:	Hymenolepiasis (44917000); Hymenolepiosis (44917000)
Modes of inheritance:	Not genetically inherited MedGen UID: 988794 •Concept ID: CN307044 • Finding Source: Orphanet clinical entity without genetic inheritance. See: This record Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0005802
Orphanet:	ORPHA401

Definition

Hymenolepiasis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis caused by a hymenolepidid tapeworm infection, most commonly <i>Hymenolepis nana</i>, that is reported worldwide but particularly in tropical and subtropical countries and which is usually asymptomatic but in severe cases can also manifest with nausea, abdominal pain, anorexia, diarrhea and overall weakness. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH
Orphanet

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVHymenolepiasis

Clinical finding
- Finding by Cause
  - Infection
    - Parasitic disease
      - Helminthiasis
        Cestode infection
        Hymenolepiasis

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis and molecular characterization of Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) based on nuclear rDNA ITS2 gene marker.

Sharma S, Lyngdoh D, Roy B, Tandon V
Parasitol Res 2016 Nov;115(11):4293-4298. Epub 2016 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00436-016-5210-3. PMID: 27473838

Mirazid in treatment of human hymenolepiasis.

Massoud AM, Shazly AM, Shahat SA, Morsy TA
J Egypt Soc Parasitol 2007 Dec;37(3):863-76. PMID: 18383789

Selective mass treatment with ivermectin to control intestinal helminthiases and parasitic skin diseases in a severely affected population.

Heukelbach J, Winter B, Wilcke T, Muehlen M, Albrecht S, de Oliveira FA, Kerr-Pontes LR, Liesenfeld O, Feldmeier H
Bull World Health Organ 2004 Aug;82(8):563-71. Epub 2004 Sep 13 PMID: 15375445 Free PMC Article

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Worldwide overview of human infections with Hymenolepis diminuta.

Panti-May JA, Rodríguez-Vivas RI, García-Prieto L, Servián A, Costa F
Parasitol Res 2020 Jul;119(7):1997-2004. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06663-x. PMID: 32211990

Rodent-borne diseases and their public health importance in Iran.

Rabiee MH, Mahmoudi A, Siahsarvie R, Kryštufek B, Mostafavi E
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Apr;12(4):e0006256. Epub 2018 Apr 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006256. PMID: 29672510 Free PMC Article

Albendazole in the treatment of Hymenolepiasis in school children.

Khan W, Khan J, Rahman A, Ullah H, Salim M, Iqbal M, Khan I, Salman M, Munir B
Pak J Pharm Sci 2018 Jan;31(1(Suppl.)):305-309. PMID: 29386158

Occurrence of the most common helminth infections among children in the Eastern Slovak Republic.

Pipiková J, Papajová I, Šoltys J, Schusterová I
Public Health 2017 Sep;150:71-76. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.05.011. PMID: 28646696

Overview of hymenolepis diminuta infection among Thai patients.

Wiwanitkit V
MedGenMed 2004 Apr 22;6(2):7. PMID: 15266234 Free PMC Article

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Diagnosis

Hymenolepiasis Caused by Hymenolepis nana in Humans and Natural Infection in Rodents in a Marginal Urban Sector of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Coello Peralta RD, Salazar Mazamba ML, Pazmiño Gómez BJ, Cushicóndor Collaguazo DM, Gómez Landires EA, Ramallo G
Am J Case Rep 2023 May 31;24:e939476. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.939476. PMID: 37254469 Free PMC Article

Worldwide overview of human infections with Hymenolepis diminuta.

Panti-May JA, Rodríguez-Vivas RI, García-Prieto L, Servián A, Costa F
Parasitol Res 2020 Jul;119(7):1997-2004. Epub 2020 Mar 24 doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06663-x. PMID: 32211990

The complete mitochondrial genome of the dwarf tapeworm Hymenolepis nana--a neglected zoonotic helminth.

Cheng T, Liu GH, Song HQ, Lin RQ, Zhu XQ
Parasitol Res 2016 Mar;115(3):1253-62. Epub 2015 Dec 14 doi: 10.1007/s00436-015-4862-8. PMID: 26666886

Extending helminth control beyond STH and schistosomiasis: the case of human hymenolepiasis.

Soares Magalhães RJ, Fançony C, Gamboa D, Langa AJ, Sousa-Figueiredo JC, Clements AC, Vaz Nery S
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013;7(10):e2321. Epub 2013 Oct 24 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002321. PMID: 24205412 Free PMC Article

Tapeworms (cestodiasis).

Schantz PM
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 1996 Sep;25(3):637-53. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8553(05)70267-3. PMID: 8863044

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Therapy

Albendazole and Mebendazole as Anti-Parasitic and Anti-Cancer Agents: an Update.

Chai JY, Jung BK, Hong SJ
Korean J Parasitol 2021 Jun;59(3):189-225. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.189. PMID: 34218593 Free PMC Article

Albendazole in the treatment of Hymenolepiasis in school children.

Khan W, Khan J, Rahman A, Ullah H, Salim M, Iqbal M, Khan I, Salman M, Munir B
Pak J Pharm Sci 2018 Jan;31(1(Suppl.)):305-309. PMID: 29386158

School-based prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and associated risk factors in rural communities of Sana'a, Yemen.

Al-Mekhlafi AM, Abdul-Ghani R, Al-Eryani SM, Saif-Ali R, Mahdy MA
Acta Trop 2016 Nov;163:135-41. Epub 2016 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.08.009. PMID: 27515811

In vivo efficacy of the anthelmintic tribendimidine against the cestode Hymenolepis microstoma in a controlled laboratory trial.

Kulke D, Krücken J, Welz C, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Harder A
Acta Trop 2012 Aug;123(2):78-84. Epub 2012 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.03.008. PMID: 22487754

Comparative clinical studies of nitazoxanide, albendazole and praziquantel in the treatment of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hymenolepiasis in children from Peru.

Juan JO, Lopez Chegne N, Gargala G, Favennec L
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2002 Mar-Apr;96(2):193-6. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90301-9. PMID: 12055813

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Prognosis

Immunoproteomics and Surfaceomics of the Adult Tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta.

Młocicki D, Sulima A, Bień J, Näreaho A, Zawistowska-Deniziak A, Basałaj K, Sałamatin R, Conn DB, Savijoki K
Front Immunol 2018;9:2487. Epub 2018 Nov 12 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02487. PMID: 30483248 Free PMC Article

Prevalence of intestinal parasites among food handlers in Western Iran.

Kheirandish F, Tarahi MJ, Ezatpour B
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2014 Mar-Apr;56(2):111-4. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652014000200004. PMID: 24626411 Free PMC Article

The impact of parasite infections on the course of multiple sclerosis.

Correale J, Farez MF
J Neuroimmunol 2011 Apr;233(1-2):6-11. Epub 2011 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2011.01.002. PMID: 21277637

Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot test for the confirmatory serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis.

Roldán WH, Espinoza YA
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2009 May;104(3):411-8. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000300003. PMID: 19547865

Overview of hymenolepis diminuta infection among Thai patients.

Wiwanitkit V
MedGenMed 2004 Apr 22;6(2):7. PMID: 15266234 Free PMC Article

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