| a rare case of diphyllobothriasis from pondicherry, south india. | diphyllobothriasis is an intestinal parasitic infection caused by the ingestion of raw fresh-water fish containing the infectious larvae of diphyllobothrium spp. this infection is uncommon in india. we report a case of diphyllobothriasis that occurred in pondicherry, india, in a 5-year-old boy hailing from a fishing community. he attended the pediatric opd with spontaneous discharge of segments of the adult parasite. the segments (macroscopically and microscopically) were identified as those of ... | 2007 | 17582189 |