Manifestations Of Dog Flukes

Clinical manifestations of schistosomiasis infection in children and adults will have different symptoms.
In children manifesting schistosomiasis in two syndromes are larvae syndrome of visceral migration and larvae syndrome that move in eyes.
Visceral larvae syndrome will include the following clinical symptoms:
Manifestations of schistosomiasis: When a child experiences headaches, epilepsy, abnormal behavioral disorders, behavioral disorders, muscle weakness, and limbs.
Symptoms of skin flukes are the most common symptoms of skin rash, including skin bruising, allergic skin pruritus, urticaria, skin swelling, or swelling around the eyes.
Manifestations of respiratory flukes have a number of symptoms such as prolonged coughing that are treated in the direction of a normal illness but do not go away, in a blood count suggested by an increased eosinophilia

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Symptoms of gastrointestinal trematoma, symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea or abdominal pain of unexplained persistent pain, accompanied by enlarged liver, blood count also have elevated eosinophilia.
Some children with high fever have no known cause, but do routine tests to find the cause, but an increase in white blood cell count suggests a parasite.
Manifestations of a tapeworm in the urinary system are similar to nephrotic syndrome, acute glomerulonephritis
Joint pain is also a manifestation of dog flukes
Thin, pale, tired, anorexia, poor concentration
Some cases of manifestations of schistosomiasis in different organs are more likely to be misdiagnosed, prolonging the treatment period without being effective.
Larva syndrome moves in the eyes, children are taken to see the doctor when blurred vision, when seeing the common manifestations of schistosomiasis are:
Manifestations of uveitis: endogenous purulent endophthalmitis, posterior to the macula or granuloma.



. This disease cannot be ruled out when a child is diagnosed with monocular uveitis, ophthalmoscopy with lesions in the macula or peripheral retina. Symptoms are blurred vision, no pain, no red eyes, so it is difficult to detect early.
Manifestations of conjunctivitis: conjunctivitis is usually mild, reddish, watery eyes and itchy eyes.
In adults, mainly invasive tapeworms cause visceral larvae syndrome, and eye manifestations are less common. In terms of clinical manifestations, it is the same as in children, it is divided according to damaged organs It is possible to manifest separately in 1 organ can also manifest disease in multiple organs at the same time In addition, there may be anemia, pallor, fatigue, thinness, increased blood eosin, serum positive for Toxocara spp IgG.
Among the forms of the disease, the neuromuscular body predominates. Symptoms of this disease include headache, muscle aches, hemiplegia, muscle weakness or paralysis, dizziness, seizures, encephalitis.
On the skin, there is an itchy allergic skin rash, itchy rashes, blisters, subcutaneous lumps, swelling of a skin area.



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The digestive system is the symptoms of digestive disorders such as abdominal pain or dull pain, bloating, flatulence, diarrhea easily confused with chronic colitis.
Dog flukes can be completely and quickly treated without taking much time. Commonly used medications now are Albendazole, ivermectin, Thiabendazole, together with anti-inflammatory drugs, symptomatic treatment depending on the patient.
Measures to prevent dog flukes so that there is no manifestation of tapeworms
To prevent manifestations of schistosomiasis: In children, do not let children have a habit of sucking their hands, not playing with soil Limit contact with cats and dogs or play in the ground in a cat and dog environment. Guide and create a habit for children to wash their hands before eating, after playing dirty.
In adults, prevent the appearance of flukes by: after contact with the soil, they should wash their hands thoroughly, wash vegetables and fruits thoroughly before eating, do not eat re-packaged items ...
Minimize contact with dogs and cats.



. Periodically deworming for humans and dogs, if any.
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