Oxyuriasis Images
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Itching due to oxyur infestation. a pinworm female is visible on the reddened perianal skin. Fig.from Eiko E. Petersen, Colour Atlas of Vulva Diseases. with the permission of Kaymogyn GmbH Freiburg.
Oxyuriasis. colourless, oval, somewhat one-sided flattened eggs, 50-60 x 20-30 µm in size, with a translucent, multi-layered egg shell with a sticky surface. detection by microscopy of the stool or the imprint.
Oxyuriasis. Enterobius vermicularis egg with typical lateral flattening.
Oxyuriasis. tail of a female Enterobius vermicularis. typical is the extremely pointed rear end (awl tail). like all nematodes Enterobius vermicularis has a cuticle (skin).
oxyuriasis. egg of Enterobius vermicularis. the eggs are asymmetrical and thin-skinned. their sticky surface makes the eggs stick to the skin and objects. the eggs are about 50-60 x 20-30 µm in size.
Oxyuriasis. tail of a female Enterobius vermicularis. typical is the extremely pointed rear end (awl tail). like all nematodes Enterobius vermicularis has a cuticle (skin).