TY - JOUR
T1 - Trichuris vulpis (Froelich, 1789) infection in a child
T2 - A case report
AU - Márquez-Navarro, Adrian
AU - García-Bracamontes, Gudelio
AU - Álvarez-Fernández, Blanca E.
AU - Ávila-Caballero, Luz P.
AU - Santos-Aranda, Isabel
AU - Díaz-Chiguer, Dylan L.
AU - Sánchez-Manzano, Rosa M.
AU - Rodríguez-Bataz, Elvia
AU - Nogueda-Torres, Benjamín
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - We present a human infection with the canine whipworm, Trichuris vulpis, in a child suffering from rhinitis with a diagnosis of rhinitis. T. vulpis eggs resemble those of T. trichiura but they can be differentiated based on their morphological features and egg size, using micrometry with an ocular micrometer. T. vulpis eggs measured an average of 90 μm by 44 μm (range 86-99 μm by 38-47 μm). Prevalence of hookworms (28.1%), Toxocara canis (11.8%), and Trichuris vulpis (3.5%) was found in 292 fecal samples of dogs collected at the peri-domicile, which showed that the risk of infection was not only fortuitous. The treatment of canine whipworm infections is similar to that of T. trichiura infection. We recommend differentiation of the 2 species for their epidemiological and prevention implications.
AB - We present a human infection with the canine whipworm, Trichuris vulpis, in a child suffering from rhinitis with a diagnosis of rhinitis. T. vulpis eggs resemble those of T. trichiura but they can be differentiated based on their morphological features and egg size, using micrometry with an ocular micrometer. T. vulpis eggs measured an average of 90 μm by 44 μm (range 86-99 μm by 38-47 μm). Prevalence of hookworms (28.1%), Toxocara canis (11.8%), and Trichuris vulpis (3.5%) was found in 292 fecal samples of dogs collected at the peri-domicile, which showed that the risk of infection was not only fortuitous. The treatment of canine whipworm infections is similar to that of T. trichiura infection. We recommend differentiation of the 2 species for their epidemiological and prevention implications.
KW - Canine whipworm
KW - Micrometry
KW - Rhinitis
KW - Trichuris vulpis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858989585&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.1.69
DO - 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.1.69
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 22451737
SN - 0023-4001
VL - 50
SP - 69
EP - 71
JO - Korean Journal of Parasitology
JF - Korean Journal of Parasitology
IS - 1
ER -