Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) is one of the most prevalent intestinal parasites in the world. The urinary tract is rarely affected and few cases have been reported. We report a case of bladder infestation by mature female worms of E. vermicularis in a woman presenting with irritative voiding symptoms.

Acyl sugars are allelochemicals present at high concentrations in leaves of accessions of the wild tomato Solanum pennellii; they confer resistance to a large number of arthropod pests, including the tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Accession 'LA716', with high contents of acyl sugars in the leaves, was used as a source of resistance to start a genetic breeding program ...

Since contamination with intestinal parasites is one of the major health problems in all of the countries including Iran and considering its prevalence in northern Iran, this study was performed to determine the fauna and prevalence for intestinal parasites in Katalum-Sadatmahelleh region of Ramsar. The descriptive and cross-sectional protocol of this study was carried out on 1174 samples of f...

Parasite life-history traits reflect past environmental and host selective pressure that act to produce strategies that maximize successful transmission. Pooled human pinworm eggs were pretreated with 0.9% NaCl, acid digestive enzyme, and alkaline solutions (pH 9.0) and then incubated in 0.9% NaCl at room temperature and 37 degrees C both with and without 5% CO2. Eggs pretreated with both acid ...

Simultaneous Enterobius vermicularis infection and appendicitis is rare. Nocturnal anal pruritus remains the most important clinical symptom of E. vermicularis infestation, a result female pinworms laying eggs within verge at night. Laparoscopic appendectomy definitive treatment for appendicitis, followed by either mebendazole or albendazole complete pinworm eradication.