Symptoms of Diphyllobothriasis

List of symptoms of Diphyllobothriasis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Diphyllobothriasis includes the 5 symptoms listed below:

• No symptoms
• Mild symptoms
• Stomach upset
• Anemia
• Worm eggs in stool

Note that Diphyllobothriasis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Diphyllobothriasis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

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• Anemia - see all causes of Anemia
• Mild symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Stomach upset - see all causes of Stomach upset
• Worm eggs in stool - see all causes of Stool symptoms

Medical Books Online about Diphyllobothriasis

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Symptoms of Diphyllobothriasis: Online Medical Books

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Diphtheria: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most infections go unrecognized, especially in partially immunized individuals. After an incubation period of less than a week, clinical cases of diphtheria characteristically show a thick, patchy, grayish green membrane over the mucous membranes of the pharynx, larynx, tonsils, soft palate, and nose; fever; sore throat; and a rasping cough, hoarseness, and other symptoms similar to croup. Attempts to remove the membrane usually cause bleeding, which is highly characteristic of diphtheria. If this membrane causes airway obstruction (particularly likely in laryngeal diphtheria), symptoms include tachypnea, stridor, possibly cyanosis, suprasternal retractions, and suffocation, if untreated. Adenopathy and cervical swelling can occur. In cutaneous diphtheria, skin lesions resemble impetigo.

Complications include thrombocytopenia, myocarditis, neurologic involvement (primarily affecting motor fibers but possibly also sensory neurons), renal involvement, and pulmonary involvement (bronchopneumonia) due to C. diphtheriae or other superinfecting organisms.

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Hookworm disease: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most cases of hookworm disease produce few symptoms and may be overlooked until worms are passed in the stool. The earliest signs and symptoms include irritation, pruritus, and edema at the site of entry, which are sometimes accompanied by secondary bacterial infection with pustule formation.

When the larvae reach the lungs, they may cause pneumonitis and hemorrhage with fever, sore throat, crackles, and cough. Finally, intestinal infection may cause fatigue, nausea, weight loss, dizziness, melena, and uncontrolled diarrhea.

In severe and chronic infection, anemia from blood loss may lead to cardiomegaly (a result of increased oxygen demands), heart failure, and generalized massive edema.

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Diphyllobothriasis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Diphyllobothriasis, it is also important to consider Diphyllobothriasis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Diphyllobothriasis may cause:

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About signs and symptoms of Diphyllobothriasis:

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