Needles in the haystack: <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> in the appendix
| dc.contributor.author | Ball, Nicola | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Newsom, David | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-17T10:40:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-17T10:40:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-07-30 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Key Points 1. Enterobius vermicularis is a very common infection in children. 2. E. vermicularis may mimic signs and symptoms of appendicitis; it is commonly found in appendices but more often causes symptoms without causing acute inflammation. 3. Treatment of E. vermicularis includes worm eradication for the patient and his or her household contacts. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors acknowledge Dr Ajay John (Albury-Wodonga Health) and Dr Tracey Merriman (UNSW Rural Medical School, Albury Campus). | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer-reviewed | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1034-4810 | en |
| dc.identifier.other | PubMed:31364223 | en |
| dc.identifier.scopus | 85070260678 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733795756 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.source | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | en |
| dc.title | Needles in the haystack: <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> in the appendix | en |
| dc.type | Journal article | en |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | en |
| local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 1502 | en |
| local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1501 | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Ball, Nicola; University of New South Wales | en |
| local.contributor.affiliation | Newsom, David; University of New South Wales | en |
| local.identifier.citationvolume | 55 | en |
| local.identifier.doi | 10.1111/jpc.14564 | en |
| local.identifier.pure | 15c1e75c-7bbb-4a7b-89d6-bfb786f052a9 | en |
| local.identifier.url | https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85070260678 | en |
| local.type.status | Published | en |