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152: Trichuriasis: (Whipworm Infection)
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Published:January 2023
"Trichuriasis: (Whipworm Infection)", Red Book Atlas of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP
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Disease caused by the whipworm Trichuris trichiura is generally proportional to the intensity of the infection. Most infected children are asymptomatic, but those with heavy infestations can develop a colitis that mimics inflammatory bowel disease and can lead to anemia, chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, physical growth restriction, and clubbing. A more serious condition is Trichuris dysentery syndrome, which is characterized by severe abdominal pain, tenesmus, bloody diarrhea, and, occasionally, rectal prolapse.
T trichiura, the human whipworm, is the causative agent of trichuriasis. Adult worms are 30 to 50 mm long with a large, threadlike anterior end that embeds...
