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===Natural History=== | ===Natural History=== | ||
Whipworm infection in majority of people causes no clinical symptoms, but a severe infection can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, and anemia.<ref name="pmid16830393">{{cite journal| author=Tokmak N, Koc Z, Ulusan S, Koltas IS, Bal N| title=Computed tomographic findings of trichuriasis. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2006 | volume= 12 | issue= 26 | pages= 4270-2 | pmid=16830393 | doi= | pmc=4087392 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16830393 }} </ref> If left untreated, severe infection can result in Trichuris dysentery syndrome associated with high burden of adult worms. It presents with features of chronic dysentery, rectal prolapse, anaemia, poor growth, and clubbing of the fingers. | Whipworm infection in majority of people causes no clinical symptoms, but a severe infection can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, and anemia.<ref name="pmid16830393">{{cite journal| author=Tokmak N, Koc Z, Ulusan S, Koltas IS, Bal N| title=Computed tomographic findings of trichuriasis. | journal=World J Gastroenterol | year= 2006 | volume= 12 | issue= 26 | pages= 4270-2 | pmid=16830393 | doi= | pmc=4087392 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16830393 }} </ref> If left untreated, severe infection can result in Trichuris dysentery syndrome associated with high burden of adult worms. It presents with features of chronic dysentery, rectal prolapse, anaemia, poor growth, and clubbing of the fingers. | ||
===Complications=== | |||
In patients with very high number of Trichuris worms can result in the following complications: | |||
*Chronic dysentry | |||
*Rectal Prolapse | |||
*Growth retardation | |||
*Anemia | |||
===Prognosis=== | ===Prognosis=== | ||
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Overview
Natural History, Prognosis and Complications
Natural History
Whipworm infection in majority of people causes no clinical symptoms, but a severe infection can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss, and anemia.[1] If left untreated, severe infection can result in Trichuris dysentery syndrome associated with high burden of adult worms. It presents with features of chronic dysentery, rectal prolapse, anaemia, poor growth, and clubbing of the fingers.
Complications
In patients with very high number of Trichuris worms can result in the following complications:
- Chronic dysentry
- Rectal Prolapse
- Growth retardation
- Anemia