Symptoms and control of pinworm disease

summary

Enterobiasis is a common intestinal parasitic disease in children. It can be transmitted through contact and easily cause epidemic in families and collective children's institutions. The clinical features were pruritus of anus and perineum and restlessness of sleep. Sometimes it can cause ectopic complications.

Symptoms and control of pinworm disease

Perianal and perineal pruritus, especially at night, night lying restless, local skin inflammation. In addition, there are also restlessness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, or enuresis, insomnia and other symptoms. Because pinworm crawls into girl vulva, urethra, vagina occasionally, can produce urethritis, vaginitis. If drilling into the appendix, it can cause appendicitis.

Most of the children with this disease have no obvious clinical symptoms, but at night when the worm crawls out of the anus to lay eggs, it causes pruritus around the anus, which will lead to restlessness or night terrors in children. A small number of patients with severe infection may have gastrointestinal symptoms such as loss of appetite due to the stimulation of the worm to the intestine or the effect of toxin.

The diagnosis of enterobiasis in children is simple. According to the history of pruritus around anus provided by children or their parents, the disease can be considered. Then check the anus about 2 hours after the child falls asleep. If the adult is found, the diagnosis can be made. A large number of Enterobius vermicularis eggs were found in the skin around the anus of the child. Smear examination of Enterobius vermicularis eggs is also helpful for diagnosis. Even if the disease is not treated, it can heal itself, because the life span of pinworm is less than 30 days, and the key is to avoid repeated infection.

matters needing attention

Clinically, pinworm repellent "pupinling" is the first choice for pinworm disease, and pinworm ointment can be used locally to stop itching and kill insects. The most important measures to prevent pinworm disease in children are to develop good health habits, wash hands before and after meals, and do not eat dirty food. In children's collective institutions, children with pinworm disease should be investigated and treated to avoid repeated cross infection.