Pinworm eggs and wounds

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What would happen if microscopic pinworm eggs were to enter the blood stream via a wound? Would it lead to life threatening complications?

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Dr. A N M Owais Danish

Proctologist 9 yrs exp Hyderabad

If microscopic pinworm eggs entered the bloodstream through a wound, they would not cause a typical pinworm infection, and it is highly unlikely to lead to life-threatening complications.

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Dr. Yatish G Hegde Laparoscopic Surgeon 6 yrs exp Mangalore Consult Now · Accepted Answer

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Laparoscopic Surgeon 6 yrs exp Mangalore

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You might get liver infection or altered bowel habits like dysentery/ fever

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If you get fever . Plz visit near by hospital and get USG abdomen and pelvis and Blood test