Enterobiasis in children
M. A. Rizvanova
Kazan medical journal ›› 1989, Vol. 70 ›› Issue (3) : 217 -218.
Enterobiasis in children
In 1987, 4171 children were examined for possible enterobiasis. Children referred by polyclinic physicians had the following signs of suspected disease: 42.5% had abdominal pain, 20% had anal itching, 12.5% had vascular dystonia, 1% had eosinophilia, and 1% had vulvovaginitis; 23% of the children had no complaints. The method of tape scraping from the perianal folds, which provides more complete detection of infestation, detected pinworm eggs in 346 (8.3%) children. In the family centers of enterobiasis 623 adults were examined; 4.9% of them were diagnosed with enterobiasis, 348 children were contacted, among them 8.6% of the children were infected.
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