An approximate scheme of treatment of enterobiasis

Enterobiasis is a disease that most often occurs in children. Complexity of therapy of enterobiasis is a constant re-invasion, and therefore effective treatment can be provided only by simultaneous fulfillment of certain conditions.

Treatment regimen for enterobiasis should include:

• Systematic therapy for a month or more;
• Simultaneous carrying out of several preventive measures;
• Simultaneous therapy of all members of the family( or team) who are infected with pinworms.

The following agents are used for treatment:

Sulfur. The following preparations are used: Sulfur depuratum and Sulfur praecipitaturn. This preparation is given simultaneously with licorice powder in equal parts. Single child dose: for children from one year to two - 0.05-0.1;From three to four - 0,15-0,2;From five to six - 0,25-0,3;From seven to eight - 0.4;From nine to eleven years - 0.5;From twelve to fourteen years - 0.6;At the age of fifteen to sixteen - 0.7.

Sulfur is consumed for five consecutive days three times a day during meals. Such cycles repeat three to five times with a break of four days. In the break, it is necessary to put enemas in order to remove the pinworm from the intestine. Enemas are made from pure water with the addition of table salt or baking soda( a glass of water - a half teaspoon of salt or soda).

At night, children wash and if necessary( the presence of itching), the anus is smeared with petroleum jelly.

Treatment with Santonin with sulfur. This method is used in the event that there is a suspicion that the body not only pinworms, but also ascarids.

In the first stage, treat with santonin, then take a break for five to six days, and then spend three more cycles of sulfur treatment.

Phenothiazine. Recently, the drug has become a phenothiazine( available in tablets and in powders).Drink two or three times a day before meals, the course is four to five days. Children's dosage: two to five years - 0.2, at the age of six to nine years - 0.3, at the age of ten-sixteen - 0.4-0.5.

On the last day, drink a laxative( for example, magnesium sulfate).To adhere to any diet is not necessary. If necessary, the course can be repeated several times. The break between the courses should be at least a month.

Piperazine. The course of admission - five days, spend two or three courses with a break between courses per week. On the last day of treatment, it is advisable to drink a laxative( rhubarb, purgen and others).

Gentianviolet. Pediatric Dose: One dose is needed at 0.005 for each year of life. Take twice a day before meals( for example, a three-year-old child - 0.03 twice a day).The therapeutic course consists of two cycles of five days, with a break between cycles per week. Take the drug better one hour before a meal. If the drug is poorly tolerated( pain, nausea, vomiting), then you can use after eating. On the third and fifth day of taking the medicine, they drink a laxative. Adult Dosage: 0.006-0.008 at the reception. During treatment, you should not stick to a diet.

During the period of therapy, preventive measures should be taken. The first and last day of each course should be well washed with soap and a child. Also these days change both the bed linen and the bed linen;Carefully clean rooms: wipe furniture, floor, etc.( rags after cleaning should be boiled);The blanket and non-rubbing objects are ironed with a hot iron. All toys need to be processed: the wood is wiped with a damp cloth, celluloid and rubber are covered with boiling water. After the evening washout of the child, he should wear clean underclothes, which should then be boiled, put on a new underwear for the day. It is also necessary to monitor the cleanliness of the hands - not to let the child take fingers in the mouth, often cut nails and stuff.

It is possible to cure children from enterobiasis without medications only if preventive measures are taken that will not allow them to get infected again. It is effective in such situations to do enemas: their number is determined by taking into account the intensity of infection and the results of therapy.

It should be borne in mind that the infecting the child in the team can and the staff. That is why, with mass health-improving treatment, staff along with children should also undergo treatment.