Enterobius vermicularis infestation of the female genital tract causing generalised peritonitis case report

J. S. Khan; R. J. C. Steele; D.  Stewart

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01230.x

Enterobius vermicularis infestation of the female genital tract causing generalised peritonitis case report

J. S. Khan, R. J. C. Steele, D. Stewart

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Abstract

Enterobius (Oxyuris) vermicularis is the only nematode which infests man. It inhabits the large intestine and is of low pathogenicity. The ova are occasionally found in ectopic sites within the peritoneal cavity, usually as an asymptomatic granuloma. We describe the first patient to present with generalised peritonitis caused by rupture of a tubo-ovarian abscess containing the ova of Enterobius vermicularis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	681-683
Number of pages	3
Journal	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume	88
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01230.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 1981

Keywords

Abscess
Fallopian Tube Diseases
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ovarian Diseases
Oxyuriasis
Peritonitis
Rupture, Spontaneous

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