On the Visual Diagnosis of Human Taeniasis by Capsule Endoscopy

Le Mouel et al1 recently identified a case of human taeniasis caused by Taenia saginata by means of third-generation capsule endoscopy. The authors of the article provide 4 illustrative images of the tapeworm and, specifically, gravid proglottids containing a branched uterus are shown. Because after endoscopy no additional confirmatory diagnostic method is specified, we reckon that the images of this branched uterus were meaningful enough for the specific tapeworm identification. Capsule endoscopy is a diagnostic method with high sensitivity.

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