Whipworm infection echocardiography or ultrasound
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Abdominal ultrasound may show wriggling movement of Trichuris trichiura.
Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Abdominal Ultrasound
If the whipworm is present in the appendix, a continuous wriggling movement in the lumen of appendix called “whipworm dance” may be demonstrated.[1]
References
- ↑ Vijayaraghavan SB (2009). “Sonographic whipworm dance in trichuriasis”. J Ultrasound Med. 28 (4): 555–6. PMID 19321687.
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