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Patients with enterobiasis usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with enterobiasis is remarkable for skin excoriations as a result of scratching (secondary to perianal itch), perianal skin infections, and visualization of adult worms in the perianal area; usually at night. | |||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Patients with enterobiasis usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with enterobiasis is remarkable for skin excoriations as a result of scratching (secondary to perianal itch), perianal skin infections, and visualization of adult worms in the perianal area; usually at night.<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><ref name="pmid21286054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Caldwell JP |title=Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis) |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=28 |issue= |pages=306–9 |year=1982 |pmid=21286054 |pmc=2306321 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Patients with enterobiasis usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with enterobiasis is remarkable for skin excoriations as a result of scratching (secondary to perianal itch), perianal skin infections, and visualization of adult worms in the perianal area; usually at night.<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><ref name="pmid21286054">{{cite journal |vauthors=Caldwell JP |title=Pinworms (enterobius vermicularis) |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=28 |issue= |pages=306–9 |year=1982 |pmid=21286054 |pmc=2306321 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
Patients with enterobiasis usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with enterobiasis is remarkable for skin excoriations as a result of scratching (secondary to perianal itch), perianal skin infections, and visualization of adult worms in the perianal area; usually at night.
Physical Examination
Patients with enterobiasis usually appear restless. Physical examination of patients with enterobiasis is remarkable for skin excoriations as a result of scratching (secondary to perianal itch), perianal skin infections, and visualization of adult worms in the perianal area; usually at night.[1][2]