Enterobius vermicularis in the kidney: an unusual location

Acute appendicitis by Enterobius vermicularis, an unusual etiology in children.

A 7-year-old boy went to emergency department with severe abdominal pain of 20 hours, located in the right iliac fossa. Fever. Alimentary vomit. Normal bowel movements. On examination, the child had general status affectation. Abdominal palpation aimed to voluntary defense in FID. Blumberg and psoas signs were positive. Laboratory tests showed leukocytosis with neutrophilia and eosinophilia. Ul...

Enterobius vermicularis in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Enterobius vermicularis is a nematod of large intestine in man. Extra intestinal localization of this parasite is rare. A 60 year old man was admitted to the hospital with the clinical manifestation of meningitis. In laboratory examination of cerebrospinal fluid (C.S.F), the appearance was red, Albumin level was high and the glucose showed normal value. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained slides pre...

Enterobius vermicularis in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Enterobius vermicularis is a nematod of large intestine in man. Extra intestinal localization of this parasite is rare. A 60 year old man was admitted to the hospital with the clinical manifestation of meningitis. In laboratory examination of cerebrospinal fluid (C.S.F), the appearance was red, Albu-min level was high and the glucose showed normal value. Haematoxylin and Eosin stained slides pr...

The Rarity of the Male Enterobius Vermicularis

An 'appendiceal colic' caused by the Enterobius vermicularis.

To cite: Kaczynski J, Hilton J. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013202962 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old woman presented with a 96-h history of constant right iliac fossa (RIF) pain on movement and coughing. The pain was associated with vomiting and anorexia, but there was no associated change in bowel habit, weight loss or dysuria. At presentation, sh...