Itching Anus at Night

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Asked for Male, 2 Years

My 2.5-year-old son, weighing 12.5 kg, took two deworming tablet Noworm 400 mg 14 days interval, 2 months ago. No worms were seen in his stool, but for the past few weeks he has been experiencing intense anal itching every night, which is disturbing his sleep. The anus area is cleaned daily with baby wash, and there is no redness or rash. Please advise.

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Dr. Vignesh N

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It could still be worms - give bendex 400 mg at night and after 2 weeks.

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usually guidelines say every 6 months to deworm but frequent worm infestation in children are common.

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Dr. Shebin C E Pediatrician 10 yrs exp Kanyakumari · Accepted Answer

Dr. Shebin C E

Pediatrician 10 yrs exp Kanyakumari

Greetings it could be due to worm infestation kindly give de worm medicine