An Unpleasant Souvenir: Whipworm as an Incidental Finding During a Screening Colonoscopy

• Main Authors: Lefika Bathobakae MD, MPH (Author), Tyler Wilkinson MSc (Author), Saif Yasin BS (Author), Rammy Bashir MSc (Author), Nargis Mateen MD (Author), Ruhin Yuridullah MD (Author), Yana Cavanagh MD (Author), Walid Baddoura MD (Author), Jin Suh MD, FACP, FIDSA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trichuriasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trichuris trichiura that spreads through the ingestion of embryonated eggs in contaminated soil, water, or food. In nonendemic areas, T trichiura infestation is very rare and sporadic and is often diagnosed in immigrants from endemic countries s...