Enterobius vermicularis salpingitis: a distant episode from precipitating appendicitis
Schnell, V.L.; Yandell, R.; Van Zandt, S.; Dinh, T.V.
Obstetrics and Gynecology 80(3 Part 2): 553-555
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-7844 PMID: 1495735 Document Number: 399253
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease is a common gynecologic diagnosis in women with chronic pelvic pain. When standard antimicrobial therapy does not improve the clinical status, uncommon diagnoses such as Enterobius vermicularis should be considered. In this case, E vermicularis presented as acute and chronic salpingitis in a patient who had had E vermicularis-related appendicitis 5 years earlier.