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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Abdominal ultrasound may show wriggling movement of [[Trichuris trichiura]]. | |||
==Echocardiography or Ultrasound== | ==Echocardiography or Ultrasound== | ||
===Abdominal Ultrasound=== | |||
*If the [[Whipworm infection|whipworm]] is present in the [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]], a continuous wriggling movement in the lumen of [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]] called “whipworm dance” may be demonstrated.<ref name="pmid19321687">{{cite journal| author=Vijayaraghavan SB| title=Sonographic whipworm dance in trichuriasis. | journal=J Ultrasound Med | year= 2009 | volume= 28 | issue= 4 | pages= 555-6 | pmid=19321687 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19321687 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Abdominal ultrasound may show wriggling movement of Trichuris trichiura.
Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Abdominal Ultrasound
- If the whipworm is present in the appendix, a continuous wriggling movement in the lumen of appendix called “whipworm dance” may be demonstrated.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijayaraghavan SB (2009). "Sonographic whipworm dance in trichuriasis". J Ultrasound Med. 28 (4): 555–6. PMID 19321687.