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Figure 1

View larger version (84K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Pinworms. Female pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) are shown leaving the anus of a five-year-old child who presented with crying, restlessness, and abdominal pain at 11 p.m. Female worms leave the rectum during the night and deposit eggs on the perianal skin, producing pruritus.

 

Martin Weber, M.D.
Children's Hospital
Hannover Medical School
3000 Hannover 61, Germany

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