Relationship between Enterobius Vermicularis infection and pelvic inflammatory diseases in children at Sohag Governorate, Egypt

ABSTRACT

A cohort of children presented with pelvic inflammatory diseases [gastro-intestinal and/or genitourinary surgical conditions] and had concomitant infection with E. vermicularis. To find out this relationship, a total of 135 patients suffering from different gastro-intestinal and genitourinary surgical conditions were selected from Departments of Surgery and Gynecology. They were subjected to stool analysis, peri-anal swabs and blood examination mainly for eosinophilia. The results showed that 26 patients out of 135 [19.2%] had. E. vermicularis with high eosinophilia in 30 cases [22.2%]. Identification of E. vermicularis by peri-anal swab test in the cohort was successful [16.30%]. Males were more affected than females with ratio 2.21 and age mean 7.13 +/- 1.92. As to residence and housing, rural children with bad housing [73.08% and 88.46% respectively] were more affected than those living in urban areas with healthy housing [26.92% and 11.54% respectively]