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BMC Womens Health
April 2024
Division for Gynecology and Perinatology, University Medical Centre Maribor, Ljubljanska ul. 5, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia.
Background: Enterobius vermicularis (E. vermicularis), also referred to as pinworm, is a widespread human intestinal parasite which predominantly occurs in young children, making their caretakers a population at risk for the transmission of this helminth. It can occasionally affect extraintestinal organs and tissues, including the female genital tract.
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May 2023
Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Hämatologie, Onkologie, Palliativmedizin, Helios Park-Klinikum Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 41, 04289, Leipzig, Deutschland.
Infestation with Enterobius vermicularis involving extraintestinal manifestation is rare. In a 50-year-old man with lower abdominal pain, computed tomography led to a suspected diagnosis of sigmoid carcinoma with liver metastasis. After ruling out colon cancer by endoscopy, laparoscopic resection of one suspected tumor nodule in the liver was performed.
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July 2021
Microbiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
, also known as pinworm, is a helminth that commonly causes intestinal parasitic infestation. can also cause extraintestinal infestations. We report a case of lower abdominal pain and intermittent vaginal bleeding in a 45-year-old woman who was referred to our gynaecology department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Parasitol
June 2019
Department of General Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar-751019, Odisha, India
Enterobius vermicularis (pin worm) is a common intestinal parasite infection which usually affects children and rarely causes significant illness. However, of the few reports of extra-intestinal E. vermicularis infection reported in the literature, patients can have significant morbidity and mortality, thus stressing the need for appropriate management of pin worm infection.
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