Although not common, it was concluded that the child's prolapse was caused by the heavy infection of worms. Treatment of the infection and correction of the prolapse were initiated. Question 5 - Single Best Answer Prolapse can require surgery but in this case elimination of the worms and manual replacement of the bowel took care of the problem. The sanitary practices and conditions that result in whip worm infections promote transmission of many intestinal pathogens including other intestinal worms. In this case microscopic examination of a fecal specimen revealed two apparently different helminth eggs, as pictured.
Light infections cause little damage.