Open AccessBertiella studeri Infection—A Rare Cause of Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Child from North India
Author(s) -
Shruti Sharma,
Jagadeesh Me,
Sadhna Lal,
Babu Ram Thapa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of tropical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1465-3664
pISSN - 0142-6338
DOI - 10.1093/tropej/fmx064
Subject(s) - medicine , albendazole , abdominal pain , refractory (planetary science) , lower abdominal pain , pediatrics , surgery , astrobiology , physics
Bertiella is a common parasite seen in non-human primates. It is rarely seen in humans. We present the case of a 2-year-old child with bertiellosis. He had recurrent abdominal pain, and worm fragments were found in stool, which were refractory to albendazole therapy.
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