In vivo diagnosis of whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) with high-definition magnifying colonoscope (with video)

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Aug;68(2):376-7; discussion 377. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.01.024. Epub 2008 Apr 24.

Authors

Hiroki Taguchi¹, Hironori Yamamoto, Tomohiko Miyata, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Keijiro Sunada, Kentaro Sugano

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.

PMID: 18436216
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.01.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Animals
Colonoscopes*
Colonoscopy / methods*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Male
Mebendazole / therapeutic use
Melena
Occult Blood
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Trichuriasis / diagnosis*
Trichuriasis / drug therapy
Trichuris / isolation & purification*
Video Recording*

Substances

Mebendazole