Teniosis: Serie clínica en 35 pacientes

a clinical series of 35 patients with taeniosis is described. their ages is between 4 and 71 years old. 32 of them come from the urban area. there are 6 cases with taenia solium, 24 cases with taenia saginata, 4 infected with taenia spp and 1 case with diphyllobothrium latum. the reason for seeking medical advise in 34 cases was the proglottides elimination. 22 patients had the antecedent to eat raw beef meat and 5 of them ate in addition raw pork meat. the elimination of proglottides fluctuated between 4 days and 40 years. the patients were treated with niclosamida or praziquantel, and they did not present adverse reactions to medication