II. Epidemiology

  1. One of the most prevalent human Helminth infections
  2. Most symptomatic infections occur in school aged children

III. Pathophysiology

  1. Cylindrical nematode that lives within the cecum
  2. Length: 3 to 5 mm
  3. Transmission
    1. Human feces contaminated fruits and vegetables

IV. Symptoms

V. Signs

  1. Barrel shaped eggs on stool exam

VI. Management

  1. Mebendazole (no longer available as of 2012)
  2. Albendazole

VII. Complications: Untreated Infection (endemic regions)

  1. Digital Clubbing
  2. Growth retardation
  3. Rectal Prolapse

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MSH D014258
SnomedCT 5378007
English Trichocephalus trichiura, trichiura, Trichuris, Trichuris trichiuras, trichiuras, Trichuris, Trichuris trichiura Linnaeus, 1771, whipworm, trichuris trichiura, whipworms, Whipworms, Whipworm, Trichuris trichiura (organism), Trichuris trichiura
Portuguese Trichuris trichiura
French Trichuris trichiura, Trichocéphale
German Trichuris trichiura
Czech tenkohlavec lidský, Trichuris trichiura
Italian Trichuris trichiura
Norwegian Trichuris trichiura
Spanish Trichuris trichiura (organismo), tricocéfalo, Trichuris trichiura
Dutch Trichuris trichiura

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ICD10 B79
SnomedCT 60570001, 154413002, 3752003
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Dutch Trichuris-infectie, Trichuris trichiuria-infectie, zweepworminfectie, Trichuris trichiura; infectie, trichuriasis, Trichocephalus, Trichuriasis
French Infection à Trichuris, Infection à Trichuris trichiuria, Trichocéphalose
German Trichuris trichiuria-Infektion, Trichuris-Infektion, Peitschenwurminfektion, Trichoencephaliasis, Trichuriasis
Portuguese Infecção por Trichuris trichiuria, Infecção por Trichuris, Infecção por tricuris, Tricocefalíase, Tricuríase
Spanish Infección por Trichuris trichiura, Infección por trichuris, Infección por trichuris trichuria, infección por Trichiuris trichiura, infección por Trichocephalus trichiura, infección por Trichuris trichiura (trastorno), infección por Trichuris trichiura, infección por gusano látigo, trichuriasis (trastorno), trichuriasis, tricocefaliasis, tricuriasis, Tricuriasis, Tricocefaliasis
Japanese 鞭虫感染, ヒト鞭虫感染, ヒトベンチュウカンセン, ベンチュウカンセン, ベンチュウショウ, 鞭虫症, 鞭虫感染症
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Finnish Trikuriaasi
Russian TRIKHOTSEFALEZ, TRIKHIURIAZ, TRIKHUROZ, ТРИХИУРИАЗ, ТРИХОЦЕФАЛЕЗ, ТРИХУРОЗ
Czech Trichuriáza, Infekce parazitem Trichuris trichuria, Trichurióza, trichuriasis, trichurióza, trichuriáza
Korean 편충증
Polish Trichurioza, Zarażenie włosogłówką
Hungarian Ostorgiliszta fertőzés, Trichuris trichiuria fertőzés, trichuriasis, Trichuris fertőzés
Norwegian Piskeorm