| [human diphyllobothriasis by diphyllobothrium pacificum. a new case in antofagasta, chile]. | we report a 26 years old asymptomatic female that expelled spontaneously a 39 proglottid strobila. the taxonomic study of proglottids and eggs found in the stool examination concluded that the patient was infected by diphyllobothrium pacificum. this infection was probably acquired by the ingestion of raw fish (sciaena deliciosa) with lemon in a traditional plate called "cebiche". she was treated with a single dose of praziquantel in a dose of 10 mg/kg body weight. after 24 h of treatment there w ... | 1999 | 10436683 |