Enterobiasis mimicking Crohn's disease.
We report a 20-year-old man who presented with abdominal discomfort for 2 months. Colonoscopy showed skip areas with ulceration, resembling Crohn's disease. Biopsies showed chronic inflammation and a non-necrotizing granuloma. An adult pinworm was found in the lumen from an uninvolved segment. The patient responded to mebendazole.
Fernandez-Flores
Angel
A
Service of Anatomic Pathology, Clinica Ponferrada, Leon, Spain. gpyauflowerlion@terra.es
Dajil
Saleh
S
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008463:Mebendazole