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Roundworm - Management
What are the symptoms of roundworm infestation?
- The clinical features of roundworm infestation are non-specific (e.g. heavy worm burdens may cause colic, diarrhoea, vomiting) and cannot be used on their own to make the diagnosis.
- Therefore, the diagnosis of roundworm infestation can only be confirmed by a stool sample.
- Symptoms (e.g. cough) caused by larval migration of Ascaris lumbricoides from the small intestine to other organs can mimic many other systemic illnesses.
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