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  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Parasitology
  • Urology

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  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in children, often presenting with dysuria (burning urination).
  • Sterile urine cultures can occur in cases of non-bacterial lower urinary tract inflammation or external irritants.
  • Perianal itching (pruritus ani) can be indicative of various conditions, including parasitic infestations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a case of a pediatric patient with symptoms initially suggestive of a UTI but ultimately diagnosed with a helminthic infection.
  • To highlight the importance of considering parasitic causes in pediatric dysuria and pruritus ani, especially with sterile urine cultures.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical presentation of a 10-year-old girl with dysuria and subsequent pruritus ani.
  • Diagnostic workup including urine culture and microscopic examination of a urine wet mount.
  • Identification of a planoconvex helminthic egg in the urine sample.

Main Results:

  • The patient presented with a 1-week history of burning urination unresponsive to over-the-counter treatments.
  • Urine culture results were sterile, ruling out common bacterial UTI.
  • Microscopic examination of the urine wet mount revealed a characteristic helminthic egg.

Conclusions:

  • The presence of a helminthic egg in the urine, coupled with perianal itching, suggests a parasitic etiology for the patient's symptoms.
  • This case underscores the necessity of a broad differential diagnosis in pediatric dysuria, including parasitic infections, even when urine cultures are negative.