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2023 15 Soil transmitted helminth infections in children

WHO identifies soil-transmitted helminths as among the neglected tropical diseases (NTD). Many children in Papua New Guinea are affected by these infestations, which include Ascaris, Human hookworm, Cutaneous larva migrans (dog hookworm), Whipworm, and Strongyloides. These infections may present as failure to thrive, iron deficiency anaemia, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, distension, or bowel obstruction, rectal prolapse, wheezing and cough, itchy migrating rash, and impaired intellectual and cognitive development. This session discusses the sources, lifecycles, clinical features, and treatment of helminth infections. Paediatric trainees need a good general awareness and understanding of helminth infections, as they are often neglected in our management of patients.