Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted intestinal helminth infection. Although mild cases are asymptomatic, heavy whipworm burdens lead to colitis with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, anemia, and rectal prolapse. The diagnosis is usually made based on visualization of parasite eggs...
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doaj-16e094636acc435eae4ff129766e2cee2020-11-25T03:05:56ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062014-08-011Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary TuberculosisHuzaifah Salat0Sobia Nizami1Muhammad Sohail Salat2Mohammad Asim Beg3Aga Khan University Medical College.Aga Khan University Medical College.Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi.Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi. Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted intestinal helminth infection. Although mild cases are asymptomatic, heavy whipworm burdens lead to colitis with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, anemia, and rectal prolapse. The diagnosis is usually made based on visualization of parasite eggs on stool microscopy. Detection of T. trichiura during colonoscopic evaluation of non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms is unusual. We report from Pakistan the case of a middle-aged female patient with pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic diarrhea, who underwent colonoscopy and was found to have trichuriasis. https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1850trichuriasiswhipwormcolonoscopyPakistan |
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Huzaifah Salat Sobia Nizami Muhammad Sohail Salat Mohammad Asim Beg Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases trichuriasis whipworm colonoscopy Pakistan |
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Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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Colonoscopic Diagnosis of Trichuris Trichiura In A Patient With Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
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colonoscopic diagnosis of trichuris trichiura in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis |
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Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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Trichuris trichiura is a soil-transmitted intestinal helminth infection. Although mild cases are asymptomatic, heavy whipworm burdens lead to colitis with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, anemia, and rectal prolapse. The diagnosis is usually made based on visualization of parasite eggs on stool microscopy. Detection of T. trichiura during colonoscopic evaluation of non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms is unusual. We report from Pakistan the case of a middle-aged female patient with pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic diarrhea, who underwent colonoscopy and was found to have trichuriasis.
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