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Abstract
Infection with nematodes of the genus ENTEROBIUS; E. vermicularis, the pinworm of man, causes a crawling sensation and pruritus. This condition results in scratching the area, occasionally causing scarification.
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- Enterobius vermicularis Infection
- Infection, Enterobius vermicularis
- Infection, Oxyuris vermicularis
- Oxyuris vermicularis Infection
- Pinworm Infection
- Enterobiases
- Enterobius vermicularis Infections
- Infection, Pinworm
- Infections, Enterobius vermicularis
- Infections, Oxyuris vermicularis
- Infections, Pinworm
- Oxyuris vermicularis Infections
- Pinworm Infections
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
nematode infect caused by Enterobius
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History Note
93; was see OXYURIASIS 1975-92; was see under OXYURIASIS 1967-74
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Previous Indexing
- Oxyuriasis (1966-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Enterobiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017229. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017229
- Enterobiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinworm_infection
- Enterobiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1992236