Whether the child should be dewormed can be judged by the relevant symptoms, parasitic infection can have a loss of appetite or overeating, xenophagia, often itchy buttocks, teeth grinding and drooling, stomach pain, facial white spots and other one or more symptoms, in addition to the need to supplement the relevant examination, such as perianal found worms can be diagnosed with parasitic infection.
1. Loss of appetite or overeating: babies usually have a poor appetite or overeating, growth and development slowed down significantly, weight and height do not grow.
2. Ectophagia: the child will usually eat strange things, such as dirt, lime, paper, etc., and the baby’s mental state is not very good.
3. Often itchy buttocks: the child always feels itchy buttocks, even scratching the anus, especially at night, and even in the stool there are found worms, or can be found in the middle of the night in the anus with a small white thin line of worm body.
4. Teeth grinding and drooling: the symptom of teeth grinding and drooling can occur frequently in the night sleep.
5. Tummy ache: older babies often say they have a tummy ache, especially around the navel, which can be relieved by parents’ pressing and rubbing, while smaller babies will keep crying.
6. Facial white spots: the child’s face and neck skin often appear pale white plaques, nearly round or oval, on which there are tiny gray-white scales, mostly white chaff rash.
Children with these symptoms suspected of parasitic infections, need to consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis, diagnosis in addition to the relevant symptoms, but also need to be supplemented by relevant examinations, such as perianal found worms can be diagnosed parasitic infection. After diagnosis, we need to follow the doctor’s advice to timely and targeted treatment, so as not to miss the opportunity for treatment.