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What do pinworm in stools look like?
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Very small: Pinworms look like small rolled-up pieces of toilet paper. Doctors sometimes use the "tape" test at night to diagnose them because pinworms come out at night and will get stuck to the adhesive.
Answered 1/1/2020
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