TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Intestinal Worms and Parasites A1 - Chumley, Heidi S. A2 - Usatine, Richard P. A2 - Smith, Mindy A. A2 - Mayeaux, Jr., E.J. A2 - Chumley, Heidi S. PY - 2019 T2 - The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e AB - A parent brings in a 4-year-old boy suffering with anal itching. On examination, the physician finds several excoriations around the anus and suspects pinworms. The physician then applies Scotch tape to the perianal area and places the tape on a glass slide. Review of the slide demonstrates adult worms and ova of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworms) (Figure 223-1). The boy is treated with a single dose of chewable mebendazole and his symptoms resolve. The parent is told to repeat the mebendazole dose in 2 weeks to increase the long-term cure rate. If the Scotch tape test were negative, the physician could choose to treat empirically or have the parent apply the Scotch tape to the boy's perianal area first thing in the morning and bring that back to the office (the yield is higher in the morning). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164349456 ER -