Ectopic enterobiasis: a case report and review.
Enterobius vermicularis ('pinworm') is rarely found outside the gastro-intestinal tract. We describe a case of extra-intestinal pinworm abscess associated with an inguinal hernia in an adult. A brief review of the literature is given and possible mechanisms of tissue invasion are discussed.
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000469:parasitology*; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*