Colonoscopic diagnosis of trichuris trichiura in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis; there is more than what meets the eye

Madam, Trichuriasis is among the global neglected tropical diseases, with an estimate of 795 million people infected worldwide. The prevalence of trichuriasis in Pakistan is estimated at 1.5 million.1 We present the case of a patient in Pakistan with pulmonary tuberculosis who presented with chronic diarrhoea, and was eventually diagnosed with trichuriasis by colonoscopy.