A case of ovarian enterobiasis

Korean J Parasitol. 2002 Sep;40(3):149-51. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2002.40.3.149.

Abstract

A 36-year old Korean woman consulted a clinic for a regular gynecological examination, and a mass was noticed in her pelvis. She was referred to the Asan Medical Center, Seoul where transvaginal ultrasonography confirmed a pelvic mass exceeding 10 cm in diameter. She received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and a borderline serous neoplasm with micropapillary features involving the left ovary and right ovarian serosa was histopathologically confirmed. In addition, a section of a nematode with numerous eggs was found in the parenchyma of the left ovary. The worm had degenerated but the eggs were well-preserved and were identified as those of Enterobius vermicularis. She is an incidentally recognized case of ovarian enterobiasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Enterobiasis / diagnosis
  • Enterobiasis / parasitology*
  • Enterobiasis / pathology
  • Enterobius / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Korea
  • Ovarian Diseases / diagnosis
  • Ovarian Diseases / parasitology*
  • Ovarian Diseases / pathology
  • Ovary / parasitology
  • Parasite Egg Count