DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Worm infection of humans with Trichuris trichiura, the whip worm.
PathogenThis section has been translated automatically.
The worms are 3-5cm long. The female worms living in the large intestine secrete thousands of eggs per day, which are excreted with the stool.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Oral recording of the worm eggs.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, anemia, perianal itching. Less common is urticaria.
LaboratoryThis section has been translated automatically.
eosinophilia (19-15%).
DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Microscopic stool examination; colonoscopically higher detection rate.
Internal therapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Mebendazole (e.g. Vermox Filmbl.) 3 times/day 200 mg for 3 days or Albendazole (e.g. Eskazole Filmbl.) 400 mg/day for 3 days.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Jha AK et al (2017) Clinical correlates of trichuriasis diagnosed at colonoscopy. Indian J Gastroenterol 36: 420-423.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles
