Symptoms of Tapeworms

Symptoms of Tapeworms

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Tapeworms includes the 9 symptoms listed below:

• Symptoms of Taenia saginata in the digestive tract:
  • No symptoms
  • Mild symptoms
  • Digestive symptoms
  • Abdominal pain
  • Hunger
  • Weight loss
  • Worm in stool
• See also symptoms of taenia solium - pork tapeworm
• more information...»

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• Hidden Causes of Tapeworms
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Tapeworms: Complications

Read information about complications of Tapeworms.

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Tapeworms:

• Worms in stool
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Do I have Tapeworms?

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Tapeworms: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Tapeworms:

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• Liver Health & Hepatitis: Home Testing
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• Vision & Eye Health: Home Testing:
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• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Tapeworms?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Tapeworms includes:

• Hookworm
• Whipworm
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 2 alternative diagnoses for Tapeworms

Tapeworms: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Eye Health Specialists (Ophthalmology):
  • Ophthalmology (Eye Specialist)
• Liver Health Specialists (Hepatology):
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More about symptoms of Tapeworms:

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• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Tapeworms
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Tapeworms
• Risk factors for Tapeworms

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Digestive symptoms - see all causes of Digestive symptoms
• Hunger - see all causes of Excessive hunger
• Mild symptoms - see all causes of Vague symptoms
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss
• Worm in stool - see all causes of Stool symptoms

Medical Books Online about Tapeworms

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Tapeworms are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Tapeworms.

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Symptoms of Tapeworms: Online Medical Books

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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.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Tapeworm: Tapeworm - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Recent travel or immigration:
  • Tapeworm infections are more prevalent in other countries.
• GI tract:
  • Nausea, weight loss, diarrhea, abdominal tenderness or distention
  • Fish tapeworm and, rarely, dog tapeworm infections can be complicated by intestinal obstruction.
  • May observe proglottids that resemble rice or seeds in stool from dog tapeworm infections
• Jaundice:
  • Hepatic cysts from echinococcosis may be palpable in the right upper quadrant.
  • Biliary tree extension can lead to obstructive jaundice and cholangitis.
• Respiratory tract:
  • Pulmonary hydatid cyst due to E. granulosus causes cough, dyspnea, and hemoptysis; rupture of a cyst can cause anaphylaxis
• Hematologic:
  • Signs of anemia secondary to vitamin B
  • CNS:
    • New-onset seizures (partial or generalized) are a typical manifestation of neurocysticercosis and some species of Echinococcus.
    • Neurocysticercosis may present with alteration in mental status, signs of elevated intracranial pressure (headache, vomiting, visual changes) or meningitis
    • Both neurocysticercosis and vitamin BCNS symptoms in neurocysticercosis typically appear 5−7 years after initial infection (range, 6 months to 30 years).
  • Note: For echinococcosis, there is usually a presymptomatic stage that may last for years before the enlarging cysts cause symptoms. The variability of signs and symptoms depend on the target organ.

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  Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

  Tapeworms as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

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

  • Abdominal pain
  • Cysticercosis
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • Pancreatitis, acute
  - (Source - Diseases Database)

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  About signs and symptoms of Tapeworms:

  The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Tapeworms. This signs and symptoms information for Tapeworms has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Tapeworms signs or Tapeworms symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Tapeworms may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Tapeworms symptoms.

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