Whipworm infection

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Overview

The nematode (roundworm) Trichuris trichiura, also called the human whipworm.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Demographics

The third most common round worm of humans. Worldwide, with infections more frequent in areas with tropical weather and poor sanitation practices, and among children. It is estimated that 800 million people are infected worldwide. Trichuriasis occurs in the southern United States.

Infections with the soil-transmitted intestinal helminths (i.e., Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and hookworm), estimated to affect approximately 1 billion persons, are among the most common and widespread human infections.

Risk Factors

Most frequently asymptomatic. Heavy infections, especially in small children, can cause gastrointestinal problems (abdominal pain, diarrhea, rectal prolapse) and possibly growth retardation.

Pathophysiology & Etiology

Life Cycle of Trichiuris trichiura

The unembryonated eggs are passed with the stool 1.. In the soil, the eggs develop into a 2-cell stage 2., an advanced cleavage stage 3., and then they embryonate 4.; eggs become infective in 15 to 30 days. After ingestion (soil-contaminated hands or food), the eggs hatch in the small intestine, and release larvae 5. that mature and establish themselves as adults in the colon 6.. The adult worms (approximately 4 cm in length) live in the cecum and ascending colon. The adult worms are fixed in that location, with the anterior portions threaded into the mucosa. The females begin to oviposit 60 to 70 days after infection. Female worms in the cecum shed between 3,000 and 20,000 eggs per day. The life span of the adults is about 1 year.

Diagnosis

Microscopy

T.trichiura egg


A: Trichuris trichiura egg (wet preparation). The diagnostic characteristics are:

  • a typical barrel shape
  • two polar plugs, that are unstained
  • size: 50 to 54 µm by 22 to 23 µm

The external layer of the shell of the egg is yellow-brown (in contrast to the clear polar plugs). The egg is unembryonated, as eggs are when passed with the stool.

Trichuris egg


C: Trichuris trichiura eggs. Figures show side-by-side eggs with regular (white arrows) and larger (black arrows) size eggs.

Trichuris egg


D: Atypical Trichuris sp. egg.


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