{"title":"Enterobiasis in the hospitalized patient","authors":"Emiri Muranaka MD, Naoki Okawa MD, Nobuaki Tsuyama MD, Haruki Mito MD, Yudai Yano MD, Ryota Hase MD","doi":"10.1002/jgf2.628","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>A 33-year-old hospitalized patient felt itching around his anus. Tiny white thread-like worms were observed around his perinatal region. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of elongated, one-sided, flattened eggs inside the worm.\n <figure>\n <div><picture>\n <source></source></picture><p></p>\n </div>\n </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":51861,"journal":{"name":"Journal of General and Family Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2e/03/JGF2-24-266.PMC10357093.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of General and Family Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgf2.628","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A 33-year-old hospitalized patient felt itching around his anus. Tiny white thread-like worms were observed around his perinatal region. Microscopic examination revealed the presence of elongated, one-sided, flattened eggs inside the worm.