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Massive Trichuris trichiura infection as a cause of chronic bloody diarrhea in a child.

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The differential diagnosis of chronic diarrhea is extensive and requires the investigation of several diseases, such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. A few patients infected by Trichuris trichiura may present a chronic dysentery-like syndrome in the context

Severe chronic canine diarrhea associated with Balantidium-Trichuris infection.

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[Massive trichuriasis in an adult diagnosed by colonoscopy].

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A case of massive trichuriasis in a 37-year-old female from a rural locality of the Metropolitan Region of Chile, with antecedents of alcoholism, chronic hepatic damage and portal cavernomatosis, is presented. Since 12 year ago she has had geophagia. In the last six months she has frequently

Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding attributable to heavy whipworm infection and Salmonella typhi co-infection: a case report.

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Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to trichuriasis and/or typhoid fever is rarely reported. We reported a case of a 29-year-old male presented with per rectal bleeding, diarrhea, generalized abdominal pain and fever for two weeks. After diagnosis suspicion, emergency exploratory laparotomy

Selective primary health care: strategies for control of disease in the developing world. XII. Ascariasis and trichuriasis.

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Ascariasis and trichuriasis are the most prevalent and widespread intestinal helminthiases. Transmission of disease occurs by ingestion or inhalation of Ascaris and Trichuris eggs embryonated in the soil. During the migration of Ascaris to the lungs, pneumonic symptoms may develop. The intestinal

Diarrhea in helminthic infections.

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Enteric helminths are among the most prevalent parasites of humankind, yet only scanty information exists about their effects on the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts. Specifically, there is little agreement on which worms definitely cause diarrhea. The available evidence suggests that five

Efficacy of single doses of mebendazole in the treatment of Trichuris trichiura infection.

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Single doses of 100 mg, 200 mg, 400 mg, and 600 mg of mebendazole in the treatment of very light to heavy Trichuris infections all reduced egg output by over 80%. The egg reduction rates were not affected by increased dosages of mebendazole given in heavier infections. Lower cure rates were obtained

A case of gastroenteritis associated with gastric trichuriasis.

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A rare human case of gastroenteritis and eosinophilic ascites associated with gastric trichuriasis is described. The patient was a 32-yr-old woman who was working in a farm near Pohang, Korea. She complained of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. Endoscopic examination found focal linear

Mebendazole in the treatment of severe symptomatic trichuriasis in children.

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Mebendazole (methyl-5-benzoylbenzimidazole-2-carbamate), a new broad spectrum anthelmintic, cured 26 (74% out of 35 children) with severe symptomatic trichuriasis. Repeat course of therapy were necessary in some cases. The nine treatment failures all showed large reductions (82-99%) in egg counts.

Utilizing environmental, socioeconomic data and GIS techniques to estimate the risk for ascariasis and trichuriasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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The impact of intestinal helminths on human health is well known among the population and health authorities because of their wide geographic distribution and the serious problems they cause. Geohelminths are highly prevalent and have a big impact on public health, mainly in underdeveloped and

Chronic Trichuris trichiura Infection Presenting as Ileocecal Valve Swelling Mimicking Malignancy.

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A 46-year-old man presented with a history of passing bright red blood per rectum over the last one month. He also had on and off diarrhea with visible mucus in the stool for two months' duration. Further history was unremarkable, and physical examination revealed hemorrhoids which were subsequently

Colonic transcriptional profiling in resistance and susceptibility to trichuriasis: phenotyping a chronic colitis and lessons for iatrogenic helminthosis.

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BACKGROUND Helminth therapy is advocated to restore and maintain control of inflammatory responses, particularly chronic colitis. However, helminths can induce chronic colitis in susceptible individuals. Susceptibility has an immunogenetic basis: defining this is essential if nematode therapy is to

Pathophysiology of swine trichuriasis.

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Infection of pigs by the whipworm (Trichuris suis) resulted in profuse diarrhea on postinfection days 17 to 21. Anorexia, retardation of growth, dehydration, and emaciation were observed in infected pigs. Scanning electron micrography showed nematodes embedded in the mucosa of the cecum and colon,

Synergism between Trichuris suis and the microbial flora of the large intestine causing dysentery in pigs.

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The role of the microbial flora of the large intestine in experimental Trichuris suis infection was studied by comparing the clinical syndrome in conventionally reared (CR) pigs, specific pathogen-free pigs, and gnotobiotic pigs. Thedisease in CR pigs was characterized by a severe mucohemorrhagic

Whipworm (Trichuris discolor) infection in dairy replacement heifers.

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Trichuriasis caused by Trichuris discolor was diagnosed in a 19-month-old Holstein heifer examined because of emaciation, diarrhea, recumbency, and oral ulceration. The heifer's problem was representative of a herd problem involving pastured replacement heifers. Euthanasia was elected due to the

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