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| ==Background==
| | #REDIRECT[[Enterobius]] |
| [[File:Pinworm.jpg|thumb|Two pinworms next to a ruler: The markings are 1 mm apart.]] | |
| ''Enterobius vermicularis''
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| *[[Enterobius]]
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| ==Clinical Features==
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| *Nocturnal perianal itch
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| {{Helminth Types}}
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| ==Evaluation==
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| *Cellophane tape test to be followed up as outpatient
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| *Tape contents need to be spread on slide, viewed under microscope in toluene
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| ==Management==
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| {{Pinworms Treatment}}
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| Consider treatment for the household.
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| ==Disposition==
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| Discharge with oral treatment
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[Parasitic Diseases]]
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| *[[Travel Medicine]]
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| ==External Links==
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| *Kost,S.: Pinworms In Fleisher and Ludwig's 5-Min Pediatric Emergency Consult, Lippincot WIlliams & Wilkins, Pages 748-749
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| *Elliot, D: Feldman: Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 9th ed., Saunders, 2010, (Ch)110 p:1928
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| [[Category:ID]]
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| [[Category:GI]]
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