Table 1.
Macroscopic fecal characteristic of 85 intestinal capillariasis patients*
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Chronic diarrhea (> 1 month) | 85 (100%) |
| Abnormal defecation | 85 (100%) |
| Night time diarrhea | 85 (100%) |
| Gross blood | 1 (1.2%) |
| Gross Mucous | 5 (5.9%) |
| Foul smell | 48 (56.5%) |
| Food debris in stool | 61 (71.8%) |
Out of 85 cases, Capillaria phillipinensis eggs were found in 39 cases; C. phillipinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini eggs were found in 22 cases; C. phillipinensis eggs and Strongyloides stercoralis larvae were found in 11 cases; C. phillipinensis eggs, O. viverrini eggs, and S. stercoralis larvae were found in five cases; C. phillipinensis and Echinostome eggs were found in two cases; C. phillipinensis eggs, Echinostome eggs, and S. stercoralis larvae were found in two cases; C. phillipinensis, O. viverrini, and minute intestinal flukes eggs were found in one case; C. phillipinensis eggs, S. stercoralis larvae, and hook worm eggs were found in one case; C. phillipinensis and Taenia eggs were found in one case; C. phillipinensis eggs, O. viverrini eggs, Taenia eggs, and S. stercoralis larvae were found in one case.