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Oxiuros - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Enterobiasis; Oxiuriasis; Oxiurosis; Infección por oxiuros; Enterobius vermacularis; E. Vermacularis; Helmintosis

Síntomas:

  • Dificultad para dormir debido al prurito que ocurre durante la noche
  • Prurito intenso alrededor del ano
  • Irritabilidad causada por el prurito y la interrupción del sueño
  • Irritación e infección de la piel alrededor del ano debido al rascado constante
  • Irritación o molestia vaginal en niñas pequeñas (en caso de que un oxiuro adulto entre en la vagina en vez del ano)
  • Pérdida del apetito y de peso (poco común, pero puede ocurrir en infecciones severas)

Signos y exámenes:

Los oxiuros se pueden observar en el área anal, especialmente en la noche cuando depositan sus huevos en dicha área.

El médico puede pedirle a uno que lleve a cabo un examen con cinta adhesiva, en el cual se presiona un pedazo de cinta de celofán contra la piel alrededor del ano y luego se retira. Esto debe hacerse en la mañana antes de ducharse o usar el sanitario, ya que al bañarse o limpiarse se pueden quitar los huevos. El médico pega la cinta a una laminilla portaobjetos y busca los huevos utilizando un microscopio.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/26/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Dent AE, Kazura JW. Enterobiasis (Enterobius Vermicularis). In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 291.

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