How do I take scrapings for enterobiasis?
Children should be regularly examined for the presence of pathogens in the body of the disease. In fact, despite the fact that usually pinworms can not seriously damage health, but sometimes they cause dangerous complications, for example:
- helminths are able to get into the liver and biliary tract, provoke inflammation of these organs;
- in girls, pinworms can move to the vagina, fallopian tubes, kidneys;
- because of the irritating effect of parasites on the intestines, the child's gastrointestinal function is disrupted, digestive system diseases develop.
In addition, the ailment can spoil the state of health, cause discomfort. Enterobiosis can cause:
- abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, stool disorders;
- frequent respiratory diseases;
- persistent allergic reactions;
- a prolonged runny nose;
- sleep disorders;
- itching at the anus at night;
- cough for no reason.
If the child has such symptoms, then it is worthwhile to contact the pediatrician for a survey. For this, as a rule, children are scraped to enterobiosis. Also, the disease can be determined from the analysis of stool. But this method is used rarely because of its inaccuracy.
Therefore, the first method of diagnosis is usually used. You can take the analysis in the clinic, but it is also possible to carry out this procedure yourself. Therefore, it is useful for parents to know how to do scraping on enterobiasis at home.
The essence of the study is to detect the eggs of pinworms in the folds of the skin in the anus. The procedure should be done in the morning immediately after sleep. Before taking the material, the baby should not go to the bathroom or wash. The analysis can be carried out in two ways.
The first option involves the use of transparent tape. His piece is glued to the area of the anus, from which they take a scraping to enterobiosis. Next, the adhesive tape comes off and sticks to a clean glass, which can be purchased at the pharmacy.
Also there is an option to use a cotton swab. Pre-it must be moistened in water or saline solution. The wand is held in the folds of the anus and placed in a sterile container.
The material is transferred to the laboratory. It needs to be done within 2 hours. In the laboratory, a specialist examines the material under a microscope. It should be borne in mind that pinworms can crawl out and lay eggs not every night. Therefore correctly to take soskob on an enterobiosis some days successively as it will raise or increase accuracy of results of research. It is believed that it is enough to conduct a study three times. If the analysis showed a negative result, then we can assume that these parasites in the child's body are absent. If the eggs of the worms were found, the doctor will prescribe the necessary treatment.
The procedure is carried out not only in the presence of complaints or symptoms of the disease. Analysis is taken in a number of cases to prevent the spread of parasites. The doctor can send for research in such situations:
- when the child enters the kindergarten;
- when drawing up a certificate to a sanatorium, a camp, a swimming pool;
- at admission to the hospital.
If your mother has questions about how to properly take scrapes for enterobiasis, the doctor will tell you about it in detail. Parents should not hesitate to contact the pediatrician if they suspect contamination with the child's pinworms. It is a mistake to think that enterobiasis can only be for children who are not well-groomed. The pathogen can enter the body of any baby.