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Pinworm test

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Pinworm, close-up of the head
Pinworm, close-up of the head
Pinworm eggs
Pinworm eggs
Pinworms
Pinworms
Alternative Names

Oxyuriasis test; Enterobiasis test; Tape test


What the risks are

There are no risks.


Special considerations

Consult your health care provider for treatment. Usually the whole family is treated, because the pinworms are easily passed back and forth between family members.


Review Date: 09/25/2006
Reviewed By: Charlotte Grayson, MD, Private Practice specializing in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Smyrna, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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