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==Overview== | |||
The other diagnostic studies for [[whip worm]] infection include [[colonoscopy]]. [[Colonoscopy]] is not routinely indicated, but it can be performed in patients with nonspecific symptoms and a negative stool test for the presence of eggs. | |||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | |||
===Colonoscopy=== | |||
[[Colonoscopy]] is not performed routinely for the diagnosis of [[Whipworm Infection|whipworm]] infection. It is usually an accidental finding in patients who undergo [[colonoscopy]] for routine indications. [[Colonoscopy]] can be done in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms and who have a negative stool test for the presence of eggs. | |||
*[[Colonoscopy]] will reveal a white, mobile, whip-like worm attached to the [[cecum]]. The thin head portion of the worm will be embedded in the [[mucosa]], while the thicker portion will be visible within the lumen.<ref name="pmid19724702">{{cite journal| author=Ok KS, Kim YS, Song JH, Lee JH, Ryu SH, Lee JH et al.| title=Trichuris trichiura infection diagnosed by colonoscopy: case reports and review of literature. | journal=Korean J Parasitol | year= 2009 | volume= 47 | issue= 3 | pages= 275-80 | pmid=19724702 | doi=10.3347/kjp.2009.47.3.275 | pmc=2735694 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19724702 }} </ref><ref name="pmid23523058">{{cite journal| author=Wang DD, Wang XL, Wang XL, Wang S, An CL| title=Trichuriasis diagnosed by colonoscopy: case report and review of the literature spanning 22 years in mainland China. | journal=Int J Infect Dis | year= 2013 | volume= 17 | issue= 11 | pages= e1073-5 | pmid=23523058 | doi=10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.008 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23523058 }} </ref> | |||
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Overview
The other diagnostic studies for whip worm infection include colonoscopy. Colonoscopy is not routinely indicated, but it can be performed in patients with nonspecific symptoms and a negative stool test for the presence of eggs.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is not performed routinely for the diagnosis of whipworm infection. It is usually an accidental finding in patients who undergo colonoscopy for routine indications. Colonoscopy can be done in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms and who have a negative stool test for the presence of eggs.
- Colonoscopy will reveal a white, mobile, whip-like worm attached to the cecum. The thin head portion of the worm will be embedded in the mucosa, while the thicker portion will be visible within the lumen.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Ok KS, Kim YS, Song JH, Lee JH, Ryu SH, Lee JH; et al. (2009). "Trichuris trichiura infection diagnosed by colonoscopy: case reports and review of literature". Korean J Parasitol. 47 (3): 275–80. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.3.275. PMC 2735694. PMID 19724702.
- ↑ Wang DD, Wang XL, Wang XL, Wang S, An CL (2013). "Trichuriasis diagnosed by colonoscopy: case report and review of the literature spanning 22 years in mainland China". Int J Infect Dis. 17 (11): e1073–5. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.008. PMID 23523058.