Trichuris trichiura - Revision history

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Albendazole ~~400 mg~~ x 1 dose		*Albendazole 400mg x 1 dose
	**Historically treated with albendazole or mebendazole, but monotherapy has low efficacy especially in heavy infections; higher cure rate achieved with oxantel pamoate-albendazole combination compared to any monotherapy in recent RCT <ref>Speich B, Ame S, et al. "Oxantel Pamoate–Albendazole for Trichuris Trichiura Infection." New England Journal of Medicine, 2014; 370: 610-620.</ref>		**Historically treated with albendazole or mebendazole, but monotherapy has low efficacy especially in heavy infections; higher cure rate achieved with oxantel pamoate-albendazole combination compared to any monotherapy in recent RCT <ref>Speich B, Ame S, et al. "Oxantel Pamoate–Albendazole for Trichuris Trichiura Infection." New England Journal of Medicine, 2014; 370: 610-620.</ref>
	*Iron supplements in [[anemia]]		*Iron supplements in [[anemia]]

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	==External Links==		==External Links==

	==~~Sources~~==		==References==
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	[[Category:ID]]		[[Category:ID]]
	[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]		[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]

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Differential Diagnosis

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	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	*[[Ascaris]]		{{Helminth Types}}
	*[[Hookworm]]

	==Workup==		==Workup==

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==Background==

==Clinical Features==
*Morbidity is related to number of worms harbored in intestines
*Light infections often asymptomatic
*Heavier infections with variety of manifestations including GI symptoms (abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in stool, rectal prolapse), malaise, weakness, impaired cognitive / physical development, malnutrition<ref>Wilcox S, Thomas S, Brown D, Nadel E. “Gastrointestinal Parasite.” The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2007; 33(3):277-280</ref></ref>
*Iron-deficiency anemia
**Adult worms attach to intestinal wall to feed, causing ongoing luminal blood loss

==Differential Diagnosis==
*[[Ascaris]]
*[[Hookworm]]

==Workup==

==Management==
*Albendazole 400 mg x 1 dose
**Historically treated with albendazole or mebendazole, but monotherapy has low efficacy especially in heavy infections; higher cure rate achieved with oxantel pamoate-albendazole combination compared to any monotherapy in recent RCT <ref>Speich B, Ame S, et al. "Oxantel Pamoate–Albendazole for Trichuris Trichiura Infection." New England Journal of Medicine, 2014; 370: 610-620.</ref>
*Iron supplements in [[anemia]]

==Disposition==

==See Also==
*[[Worm Infections]]
*[[Travel Medicine]]

==External Links==

==Sources==
<references/>

[[Category:ID]]
[[Category:TropMed]]

Trichuris trichiura - Revision history

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "0 mg" to "0mg"

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Sources==" to "==References=="

Ostermayer: Text replacement - "Category:TropMed" to "Category:Tropical Medicine"

Rossdonaldson1: /* Differential Diagnosis */

Rossdonaldson1: Created page with "==Background== ==Clinical Features== *Morbidity is related to number of worms harbored in intestines *Light infections often asymptomatic *Heavier infections with variety of..."

Rossdonaldson1: Created page with "==Background== ==Clinical Features== Morbidity is related to number of worms harbored in intestines Light infections often asymptomatic *Heavier infections with variety of..."