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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
Majority of patients with trichuriasis infection are asymptomatic. In patients with | Majority of patients with light trichuriasis infection are asymptomatic. In patients with moderate to heavy infection present with the following symptoms: | ||
*Weight loss | *Weight loss | ||
*Bloody diarrhea | *Bloody diarrhea | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
Majority of patients with light trichuriasis infection are asymptomatic. In patients with moderate to heavy infection present with the following symptoms:
- Weight loss
- Bloody diarrhea
- Abdominal pain and tenesmus
- Rectal prolapse
- Vomiting
- Abdominal distention
- Headache