The clinic nurse cares for a 4-year-old who has been diagnosed with a pinworm infection. Which client symptom supports this diagnosis?

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The clinic nurse cares for a 4-year-old who has been diagnosed with a pinworm infection.  Which client symptom supports this diagnosis?

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11ecbb05_cade_00ed_b433_013bfa623c5a_MD0009_00 The most common worm infection in the United States is pinworm, which is easily spread by inhaling or swallowing microscopic pinworm eggs, which can be found on contaminated food, drink, toys, and linens. Once eggs are ingested, they hatch in the intestines. During the night, the female pinworm lays thousands of microscopic eggs in the skinfolds around the anus, resulting in anal itching and troubled sleep. When the infected person scratches, eggs are transferred from the fingers and fingernails to other surfaces. Pinworm infection is treated with anti-parasitic medications. (Option B) Hookworms (eg, Ancylostoma) are parasitic bloodsucking roundworms that are contracted from larvae in contaminated soil. They can infect the intestines, causing intestinal bleeding and anemia. (Option C) Poor appetite, inadequate absorption of nutrients from food, and weight loss are symptoms associated with tapeworm infection (eg, Taenia solium). Tapeworm larvae are ingested when a person eats food that is contaminated with feces or undercooked meat from an infected animal. (Option D) Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus. It leads to red, scaly, blistered rings on the skin or scalp that grow outward as infection spreads. The fungus is easily spread by sharing hair care instruments and hats or via towels, linens, clothing, and sports equipment. Educational objective: The most common worm infection is pinworm, which is spread by inhaling or swallowing microscopic pinworm eggs, which travel to and hatch in the intestines. During the night, the female pinworm lays eggs in the skinfolds around the anus, resulting in anal itching and disturbed sleep.

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