Enterobius vermicularis salpingitis seen in the setting of ectopic pregnancy in a Malaysian patient

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Sep;52(9):3468-70. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01191-14. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Abstract

We report a rare and unusual case of invasive Enterobius vermicularis infection in a fallopian tube. The patient was a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who presented with suprapubic pain and vaginal bleeding. A clinical diagnosis of ruptured right ovarian ectopic pregnancy was made. She underwent a laparotomy with a right salpingo-oophorectomy. Histopathological examination of the right fallopian tube showed eggs and adult remnants of E. vermicularis, and the results were confirmed using PCR and DNA sequencing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Helminth / chemistry
  • DNA, Helminth / genetics
  • Enterobiasis / diagnosis*
  • Enterobiasis / pathology
  • Enterobiasis / surgery
  • Enterobius / isolation & purification*
  • Fallopian Tubes / parasitology
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy
  • Malaysia
  • Ovariectomy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / parasitology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / surgery
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic / diagnosis*
  • Salpingectomy
  • Salpingitis / diagnosis*
  • Salpingitis / parasitology
  • Salpingitis / pathology
  • Salpingitis / surgery
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Helminth