A 33-year-old Spanish male, road engineer, who was admitted 18 months ago to Côte d'Ivoire for work reasons.
The patient is currently returning to Spain with perianal pruritus and diffuse abdominal colic pain.
It does not associate fever and the last bowel movement is diarrheic, leaving a large worm visible.
Examination revealed mild pain to severe pain in the right iliac fossa.
Mild eosinophil count (microliter) stands out.
Macroscopic visualization of Taenia impressions.
Microbiological analysis describes it as Taenia saginata (T. saginata).
