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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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! colspan="6" |Differentiating Ascaris from other Nematodes<ref name="Principles and Practice">Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.</ref> | |||
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|Nematode | |||
|Transmission | |||
|Direct Person-Person Transmission | |||
|Duration of Infection | |||
|Location of Adult worm(s) | |||
|Treatment | |||
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|Ascaris lumbricoides | |||
|Ingestion of infective ova | |||
|No | |||
|1-2 years | |||
|Free in the lumen of the small bowel | |||
(primarily jejunum) | |||
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* Albendazole | |||
* Mebendazole | |||
* Pyrantel | |||
* Ivermectin | |||
* Levamisole | |||
* Piperazine | |||
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|Trichuris trichiura | |||
(whipworm) | |||
|Ingestion of infective ova | |||
|No | |||
|1-3 years | |||
|Anchored in the superficial mucosa of cecum and colon | |||
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* Albendazole | |||
* Mebendazole | |||
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|Hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) | |||
|Skin penetration by filariform larvae | |||
|No | |||
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* 3-5 years (Necator) | |||
* 1 year (Ancylostoma) | |||
|Attached to the mucosa of mid-upper portion of the small bowel | |||
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* Albendazole | |||
* Mebendazole | |||
* Levamisole | |||
* Pyrantel | |||
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|Strongyloides stercoralis | |||
|Filariform larvae penetrates skin or bowel mucosa | |||
|Yes | |||
|Lifetime of the host | |||
|Embedded in the mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum | |||
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* Ivermectin | |||
* Albendazole | |||
* Thiabendazole | |||
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|Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) | |||
|Ingestion of infective ova | |||
|Yes | |||
|1 month | |||
|Free in the lumen of cecum, appendix, adjacent colon | |||
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* Albendazole | |||
* Mebendazole | |||
* Pyrantel | |||
* Ivermectin | |||
* Levamisole | |||
* Piperazine | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Differential Diagnosis
| Differentiating Ascaris from other Nematodes[1] | |||||
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| Nematode | Transmission | Direct Person-Person Transmission | Duration of Infection | Location of Adult worm(s) | Treatment |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Ingestion of infective ova | No | 1-2 years | Free in the lumen of the small bowel
(primarily jejunum) |
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| Trichuris trichiura
(whipworm) |
Ingestion of infective ova | No | 1-3 years | Anchored in the superficial mucosa of cecum and colon |
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| Hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale) | Skin penetration by filariform larvae | No |
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Attached to the mucosa of mid-upper portion of the small bowel |
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| Strongyloides stercoralis | Filariform larvae penetrates skin or bowel mucosa | Yes | Lifetime of the host | Embedded in the mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum |
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| Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) | Ingestion of infective ova | Yes | 1 month | Free in the lumen of cecum, appendix, adjacent colon |
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References
- ↑ Durand, Marlene (2015). "Chapter 288:Intestinal Nematodes (Roundworms)". Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Updated Edition, Eighth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 3199–3207. ISBN 978-1-4557-4801-3.