title: Pinworm infestation of the genital tract.
abstract: Extraintestinal enterobiasis has been reported in the vagina, endometrium, myometrium, ovary, fallopian tube and pelvic peritoneum. Gravid female pinworms may migrate from the perianal area to the vagina, ascend through the genital tract and exit through the fallopian tube to the peritoneum. Ectopic enterobiasis seldom causes clinical symptoms, but chronic granuloma formation may simulate other mass lesions in the pelvis.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Knuth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fraiz
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fisch
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Draper
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008463:Mebendazole