Enterobiasis: a neglected infection in adults.
In this study, adult patients were treated with praziquantel to expel intestinal flukes. Unexpectedly, dozens of adult Enterobius vermicularis worms with disfigured morphology, which had not been detected on fecal examination using Kat's modified thick-smear technique, were expelled from 6 of 33 patients.
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Megumi
M
Sato
Surapol
S
Sanguankiat
Somchit
S
Pubampen
Teera
T
Kusolsuk
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015995:Prevalence; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel