Scarabiasis.
Scarabiasis is a condition where beetles temporarily infest the digestive tract and the scarabes are identified in the fly away from the anus at the time of the defecation. This article highlights this rare problem of scarabiasis in a 4 year old girl that responded to bowel cleansing and personal hygienic measures.
Karthikeyan
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Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12A, Nageswara road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ganesh
Ramaswamy
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Sathiasekeran
Malathi
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D001003:Anal Canal; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D001517:Coleoptera; D003672:Defecation; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012007:Rectum
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole