question archive 27)During an examination of a 3-year old girl the doctor was informed by her mother that the child periodically scratches the area around the anus
27)During an examination of a 3-year old girl the doctor was informed by her mother that the child periodically scratches the area around the anus
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27)During an examination of a 3-year old girl the doctor was informed by her mother that the child periodically scratches the area around the anus. A scrape of the girl's perianal folds was obtained and analysed microscopically. There were detected colourless asymmetric oval eggs with larvae inside. Which helminth do they belong to? How the disease could be prevented?
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Enterobius vermicularis - It has Egg is asymmetrical -one side convex, one side flattened and it is oval.
Prevention
Frequent hand washing
Fingernail trimming
Frequent changing of night clothes
Discourage nail biting and scratching bare anal areas.
