title: Enterobius vermicularis: Can it be a possible pathogen in Bartholin gland abscess formation?
abstract: The most frequent disorders of the Bartholin glands are cysts or abscesses. Bartholin gland abscesses occur generally as a result of polymicrobial infections or agents that cause sexually transmitted diseases. But as far as we know, no parasite has been previously reported among the infectious agents that are detected from the abscesses of the Bartholin gland. Here, we report a 45-year-old woman, in the Bartholin abscess aspirate of whom Enterobius vermicularis eggs were detected in between the inflammatory infiltrate by cytological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melahat Emine
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dönmez
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Özlü
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayaz
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001472:Bartholin's Glands / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004757:Enterobius / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bartholin abscess; Enterobius vermicularis; parasite