Pelvic inflammatory disease associated with Enterobius vermicularis.
A case of pelvic inflammatory disease in a sexually non-active 13 year old girl is described, with evidence of pinworms as the cause. Albendazole treatment cleared the infestation but the patient suffered subsequent bouts of lower abdominal pain. The literature is reviewed regarding abdominal pathology associated with ectopic migration of pinworms.
Tandan
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Paediatrics, BC's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pollard
A J
AJ
Money
D M
DM
Scheifele
D W
DW
D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000469:parasitology; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000469:parasitology*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole