title: Enterobius vermicularis: an unusual cause of recurrent urinary tract infestation in a 7-year-old girl: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Enterobius vermicularis, the pinworm, is one of the most prevalent intestinal parasites in the world. Ectopic infestations in the genital or urinary tracts rarely occur and chronic enterobiasis of the urinary tract has rarely been reported. Here we present such a case in a 7-year-old girl presenting with fever, pain in the abdomen, vomiting and burning micturition. Ultrasonography and micturating cystourethrogram (MCU) studies were normal. The ova were demonstrated from both the patient's urine and stool specimen. This child was treated successfully with Albendazole and Ivermectin.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS Bhopal, MP.
authors.forename: Bhupeshwari
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS Bhopal, MP.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS Bhopal, MP drgcbhatt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Girish Chandra
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS Bhopal, MP.
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhingra Bhan
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004757:Enterobius; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D007559:Ivermectin; D015766:Albendazole
keywords: Enterobiasis; frequent urinary tract infection; normal imaging