RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145455274
T1 Enterobiasis (Pinworms)
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145455274
RD 2024/04/25
AB This  worldwide  infection  is  caused  by  Enterobius  vermicularisAdult  worms  are  about  5–10  mm  long  and  live  in  the  colonFemales  deposit  eggs  on  the  perianal  area,  primarily  at  night,  which  cause  intense  pruritusScratching  contaminates  the  fingers  and  allows  transmission  back  to  the  host  (autoinfection)  or  to  contacts  through  fecal-oral  spread