ABSTRACT
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) is one of the most prevalent intestinal parasites in the world. The urinary tract is rarely affected and few cases have been reported. We report a case of bladder infestation by mature female worms of E. vermicularis in a woman presenting with irritative voiding symptoms.
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Animals , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Enterobiasis/diagnosis , Enterobius/isolation & purification , Urinary Bladder Diseases/parasitology , Antinematodal Agents/therapeutic use , Enterobiasis/drug therapy , Mebendazole/therapeutic use , Urinary Bladder Diseases/drug therapySubject(s)
Humans , Female , Enterobiasis/drug therapy , Enterobius , Fallopian Tubes/parasitology , Review Literature as TopicABSTRACT
A prospective observational study was conducted in a male orphanage to find out the prevalence of enterobiasis and its incidence after blanket chemotherapy using mebendazole. We found that the prevalence of enterobiasis was 28.9%. The incidence density of enterobiasis after blanket chemotherapy was 379.82 per 1,000 person-years which was quite high. We suggest that blanket chemotherapy should be repeated at every 6 months interval to control enterobiasis in orphanages.
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Adolescent , Age Distribution , Antinematodal Agents/administration & dosage , Child , Drug Administration Schedule , Enterobiasis/drug therapy , Humans , Incidence , Male , Mebendazole/administration & dosage , Orphanages/statistics & numerical data , Prevalence , Prospective Studies , Recurrence , Thailand/epidemiologyABSTRACT
During 1995, we examined 2,666 Graham's tests (five perianal swabs with adhesive cellulose tape) prescribed to ambulatory patients attended in 14 public outpatient clinics and four hospitals from the north section of Santiago. The infection rates found by age groups were the following: 6,1 percent in infants (< 2 years old), 20,9 percent in pre-schoolchildren (2 < 6 years old), 35,2 percent in elementary schoolchildren (6 < 15 years old) and 15,2 percent in adults (> 15 years old). Similar percentages of E. vermicularis infections were observed in females and males patients. Frequency of infection in each month of the year varied between 17,4 and 26,8 percent, with no seasonal variation. This study and previous surveys are stressing that E. vermicularis is the most frequent helminthic agent found in Chile, specially in elementary school children.