A Prepubertal Girl with Persistent Vaginal Pruritus

In the United States, infection with E. vermicularis commonly occurs in young school-age children, with girls affected more frequently than boys and Caucasians more frequently than African Americans.

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Published inPediatric annals Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 262 - 264
Main Authors Rajpal, Tanuja M, Mottaghi, Nima, Keith, Louis, Patel, Ashlesha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01.07.2014
Subjects
Adults
Anesthesiology
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antinematodal Agents - therapeutic use
Cephalexin - therapeutic use
Child, Preschool
Clinical Diagnosis
Counties
Departments
Drug Therapy, Combination
Enterobiasis - diagnosis
Enterobiasis - drug therapy
Enterobiasis - parasitology
Enterobius - isolation & purification
Family Planning
Female
Females
Gynecology
Hospitals
Humans
Hygiene
Instructional Materials
Mebendazole - therapeutic use
Medical diagnosis
Mothers
Parasitic diseases
Patient Education
Pediatrics
Pruritus - diagnosis
Pruritus - drug therapy
Pruritus - parasitology
Sexual Abuse
Vaginitis - diagnosis
Vaginitis - drug therapy
Vaginitis - parasitology
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Summary:In the United States, infection with E. vermicularis commonly occurs in young school-age children, with girls affected more frequently than boys and Caucasians more frequently than African Americans.
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ISSN:0090-4481
1938-2359
DOI:10.3928/00904481-20140619-05