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OXYURIASIS

OXYURIASIS The development of the cellophane tip, introduced by workers in the National Institute of Health, has provided for the first time a practical laboratory method of diagnosing oxyuriasis.1 By means of this technic it has been shown that the incidence of this disease is greater than was previously thought.1 While the method has limitations, as will be demonstrated in this paper, it has proved superior as a means of diagnosis to examinations of stools and of stool concentrates. Brady and Wright used the cellophane tip in studying the symptomatology of this disease in a group of 200 outpatients in Washington, D. C.2 SYMPTOMS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH OXYURIASIS Textbooks list numerous symptoms attributed to infection with pinworms. The following compilation includes those commonly associated with oxyuriasis by standard texts and by available periodical literature.3 General symptoms: (1) Anemia; (2) malnutrition; (3) anorexia; (4) dark circles under the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1944 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0096-8994
eISSN
1538-3628
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1944.02020120010002
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Abstract

The development of the cellophane tip, introduced by workers in the National Institute of Health, has provided for the first time a practical laboratory method of diagnosing oxyuriasis.1 By means of this technic it has been shown that the incidence of this disease is greater than was previously thought.1 While the method has limitations, as will be demonstrated in this paper, it has proved superior as a means of diagnosis to examinations of stools and of stool concentrates. Brady and Wright used the cellophane tip in studying the symptomatology of this disease in a group of 200 outpatients in Washington, D. C.2 SYMPTOMS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH OXYURIASIS Textbooks list numerous symptoms attributed to infection with pinworms. The following compilation includes those commonly associated with oxyuriasis by standard texts and by available periodical literature.3 General symptoms: (1) Anemia; (2) malnutrition; (3) anorexia; (4) dark circles under the

Journal

American journal of diseases of childrenAmerican Medical Association

Published: Dec 1, 1944

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