Enterobius vermicularis salpingitis seen in the setting of ectopic pregnancy in a Malaysian patient.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014