Every person in his life, at least once in his life, faced with the problem of helminthiosis. The most common helminthic invasion is enterobiosis. To diagnose some of the symptoms is not enough. To confirm the ailment, you should donate blood to the pinworm.
To take tests, the patient should visit a doctor. First, a specialist should make a clinical picture after hearing the patient's complaints. If the patient exhibits the following symptoms, he can be sent to the blood for enterobiosis:
- The main symptom is the itching in the perianal region;
- Insomnia caused by discomfort;
- Impairment of appetite;
- Weight loss;
- Migraine;
- Nausea and vomiting reflex;
- Violation of defecation;
- Bloating;
- Spasms in the abdomen.
The blood test for pinworms is one of the most effective ways to detect a parasite in the body. The blood on the pinworm is taken from the finger. After taking the biomaterial, the doctors begin to study. If there are pinworms in the body, changes will appear in the circulatory system. When a person has enterobiosis, a blood test will show anemia or eosinophilia.
Study of blood on pinworms in children
Pinworms in most cases penetrate the children's body. This is due to the fact that the kids simply do not follow the rules of personal hygiene. You can get infected with the glistami:
- In the sandbox;
- On the beds;
- On playgrounds;
- When communicating with pets.
According to the statistics, every kid on earth, at least once, was affected by enterobiasis. As soon as the first symptoms showed up, the baby should be taken to a polyclinic for a pediatrician.
Currently, there are several ways in which you can detect pinworm in the body. The most effective analysis is the surrender of blood to enterobiosis.
It is best to carry out the diagnosis by ELISA.Thanks to this method, more accurate information can be obtained, but it is costly. The high cost is connected with the complexity of performing the diagnostic procedure. In this case, the blood is taken not from the finger, as usual, but from the vein. Diagnosis is carried out in the morning on an empty stomach.
When a lab technician identifies a pinworm, it identifies antibodies to parasite antigens. It is necessary to study the level of antimatter class IgA and class IgG.Antibodies to pinworms appear in the human body after 2 weeks, after penetration of the parasite into the child's body. After another 1-2 weeks antibodies of IgG class appear that are stored in the body throughout the period of the disease.
It should be remembered that only the physician familiar with the laboratory and the equipment installed in it can deal with the decoding of the result. This is due to the fact that the indicators can vary and the unknowing doctor will make the wrong diagnosis.
Preparing for the delivery of a blood test for enterobiasis
Before you go to a clinic, you need to prepare your body. Otherwise, the result may not be accurate. The patient must observe simple rules:
- The day before the test, do not eat fatty foods;
- The last meal should be at least 8 hours before the diagnosis;
- As for water, it can be drunk in any quantity. Drinking fluid volume does not affect the results of diagnosis;
- It is strongly recommended not to drink alcohol 4 days before the test;
- Nicotine is also best avoided, at least one hour before the procedure.
Some drugs may affect the results of testing for enterobiasis. Of course, not all medicines can influence the change in blood composition, but it is best not to use medicines for several days.