Journal article
Dipylidium caninum mimicking recurrent Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infection
Clinical pediatrics, v 47(4), pp 397-399
01 May 2008
PMID: 18424563
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Abstract
Pinworm infection is a very common diagnosis in young children that is not always confirmed through laboratory evaluation before empiric therapy is prescribed. This article describes a toddler who was treated several times for pinworms because small white worms were seen in her perianal area. Laboratory analysis of parasite material found in her diaper later confirmed a diagnosis of dipylidiasis. Because the signs of dipylidiasis and pinworm infection overlap and the treatments for these parasitic infections are different, the laboratory should clinically confirm suspected persistent or recurrent pinworms.
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- Title
- Dipylidium caninum mimicking recurrent Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infection
- Creators
- Ayman Samkari - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityDeanna L. Kiska - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityScott W. Riddell - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityKathy Wilson - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityLeonard B. Weiner - SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityJoseph B. Domachowske - SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Publication Details
- Clinical pediatrics, v 47(4), pp 397-399
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000255094800011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-42049099270
- Other Identifier
- 991021838147604721
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