title: Live female Enterobius vermicularis in the posterior fornix of the vagina of a Korean woman.
abstract: A 33-year-old Korean woman, para 2. visited an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, Kumi-shi, Kyongsangbuk-do, due to postcoital spotting and flank pain. She had a tubal ligation 7 years before and demonstrated back pain during menstruation. She revealed a foul smelling discharge without complaint of itching. Enterobius vermicularis eggs were demonstrated during microscopic examination of a smear taken from the posterior fornix of the vagina. On endoscopic examination of her vagina, a live worm was found in the posterior fornix. The worm was removed and identified as a female E. vermicularis based on morphology. This is the first case report of vaginal enterobiasis in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D014621:Vagina / Q000469:parasitology*; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*