Enterobius vermicularis Salpingitis Seen in the Setting of Ectopic Pregnancy in a Malaysian Patient

• Main Authors: Romano, Ngui, Sarala, Ravindran, Diana Bee, Lan Ong, Tak, Kuan Chow, Kah, Pin Low, Syeda Nureena, Zaidi, Yamuna, Rajoo, Yuee, Teng Chin, Amirah, Amir, Arine Fadzlun, Ahmad, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Rohela, Mahmud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42194/1/Enterobius.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42194/; https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.01191-14

We report a rare and unusual case of invasive Enterobius vermicularisinfection in a fallopian tube. The patient was a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who presented with suprapubic pain and vaginal bleeding. A clinical diagnosis of ruptured right ovarian ectopic pregnancy was made. She underwent a laparotomy with a right salpingo-oophorectomy. Histopathological examination of the right fallopian tube showed eggs and adult remnants of E. vermicularis, and the results were confirmed using PCR and DNA sequencing.