Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
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Parasites
- Giardia lamblia
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Cryptosporidium
- Naegleria fowleri
- Trypanosoma brucei
- Plasmodium Overview
- Plasmodium Disease (Malaria)
- Babesia
- Trypanosoma cruzi
- Leishmania
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
- Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)
- Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
- Ancylostoma and Necator
- Trichinella spiralis
- Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
- Toxocara canis
- Onchocerca volvulus
- Loa loa
- Wuchereria bancrofti
- Taenia solium
- Diphyllobothrium latum
- Echinococcus granulosus
- Schistosoma
- Clonorchis sinensis
- Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
- Pediculus humanis and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Summary
Enterobius vermicularis, also known as pinworm, is an intestinal nematode or roundworm transmitted via a fecal-oral route. School-aged children are typically the population affected by this parasite. The clinical infection with this parasite is known as enterobiasis, which clasically presents with anal pruritis. Diagnosis is performed using a scotch tape test to catch pinworm eggs, and treatment involves the bendazoles drugs, such as albendazole or mebendazole.
Key Points
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Characteristics
- Also known as a pinworm
- Transmission
- Fecal-oral
- School-aged children and daycare workers
- Fecal-oral
- Presentation: Enterobiasis
- Anal pruritis
- Usually more severe at night
- Anal pruritis
- Diagnosis
- Scotch tape test
- Placing a piece of tape to the anus may reveal eggs
- Stool O&P not effective
- Scotch tape test
- Treatment
- Bendazoles
- Oxantel/Pyrantel pamoate as second-line agent
- Characteristics