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dc.creatorPinto, Hudson A.-
dc.creatorCampos, João Rodrigo-
dc.creatorGomes, Larissa C. M.-
dc.creatorCosta, Vinícius S.-
dc.creatorMarcello Junior, Hyllo B.-
dc.creatorMati, Vitor Luís Tenório-
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-25T13:49:45Z-
dc.date.available2024-10-25T13:49:45Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.citationPINTO, Hudson A. et al. A worm in the toilet bowl! What does it tell us about the challenges in the identification of supposed human parasites in practical parasitology? Annals of Parasitology, [S.l.], v. 69, n. 1, p. 31-36, 2023.pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttps://annals-parasitology.eu/index.php/AoP/article/view/21pt_BR
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/59619-
dc.description.abstractNon-parasitic vermiform organisms can circumstantially be associated with humans and their identification can be challenging for medical professionals. The present report describes the finding of a worm in the toilet bowl by a patient from Brazil, who thought he had expelled it in his feces. The gross analyses in a clinical laboratory reveal the worm was different from other macroscopic organisms routinely identified, and the laboratory staff requested assistance in an academic laboratory specialized in helminthology. After preliminary analysis in a stereomicroscope, the supposed human worm was identified as an oligochaete annelid (earthworm). The patient was contacted to investigate a possible case of pseudoparasitism. However, we were informed that the organism had been collected in a toilet bowl from a rural environment where the untreated water comes from a cistern indicating our finding was circumstantial. The methodology revisited herein allowed a quick microscopic analysis of easy-to-view morphological structures, which are useful to separate oligochaete annelids from helminths and can prevent misdiagnosis in similar situations. We discuss the overly restricted view on human parasites by health professionals in collecting clinical history and laboratory analysis, providing some epistemological insights on the necessary interdisciplinarity between parasitology and other basic knowledge with health practice.pt_BR
dc.languageen_USpt_BR
dc.publisherPolish Parasitological Societypt_BR
dc.rightsrestrictAccesspt_BR
dc.sourceAnnals of Parasitologypt_BR
dc.subjectAnnelidpt_BR
dc.subjectDiagnosispt_BR
dc.subjectHelminthspt_BR
dc.subjectPseudoparasitismpt_BR
dc.subjectEpistemologypt_BR
dc.titleA worm in the toilet bowl! What does it tell us about the challenges in the identification of supposed human parasites in practical parasitology?pt_BR
dc.typeArtigopt_BR
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