Medical

scarabiasis

Intestinal infection with dung beetles. This occurs mainly in children and features loss of appetite, emaciation and diarrhoea.

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References in periodicals archive

So it can be used as a secondary prevention in scarabiasis, so that the beetle will not get further access in to the lower GI tract.

Scarabiasis is a rare condition in which live flies pass out of anus, and is mostly seen in children who play outdoor for prolong hours without wearing undergarments.

Scarabiasis in children: study from rural north-east India.

Scarabiasis in children: a prospective study of 6 cases

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