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==Overview== | |||
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In heavy worm infestations, adult worms can be seen during colonoscopy.<ref name="pmid7959218">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cook GC |title=Enterobius vermicularis infection |journal=Gut |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1159–62 |year=1994 |pmid=7959218 |pmc=1375686 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | In heavy worm infestations, adult worms can be seen during colonoscopy.<ref name="pmid7959218">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cook GC |title=Enterobius vermicularis infection |journal=Gut |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=1159–62 |year=1994 |pmid=7959218 |pmc=1375686 |doi= |url=}}</ref> |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Colonoscopy
In heavy worm infestations, adult worms can be seen during colonoscopy.[1]
Urinalysis
Rarely, Enterobius vermicularis eggs are found in urine.[1]
Appendiceal tissue
Incidently, appendiceal tissue can also reveal pinworms.
Gallery
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Photomicrographic study of a section of appendiceal tissue, revealed the presence of a pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis, previously Oxyuris vermicularis, which had been cut in cross-section. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
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Photomicrographic study of a section of appendiceal tissue, revealed the presence of a pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis, previously Oxyuris vermicularis, which had been cut in cross-section. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cook GC (1994). "Enterobius vermicularis infection". Gut. 35 (9): 1159–62. PMC 1375686. PMID 7959218.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".