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Fatal Case of a Child Harboring Enterobius vermicularis.
Al-Shouli, Samia T; Barry, Mazin; Binkhamis, Khalifa; AlHogail, Nourah; Alafaleq, Nouf Omar; Dufailu, Osman Adamu; Aljerian, Khaldoon.
Afiliação
  • Al-Shouli ST; Immunology Unit, Pathology Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
  • Barry M; Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
  • Binkhamis K; Medical Microbiology Unit, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
  • AlHogail N; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alafaleq NO; Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
  • Dufailu OA; Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
  • Aljerian K; Forensic Medicine Unit, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel) ; 11(6)2023 Mar 22.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36981574
ABSTRACT
Enterobius vermicularis is a threadlike parasite also known as "pinworms". It is the most common helminth infection, affecting the gastrointestinal tracts of children worldwide, although it seldom causes any fatalities. Enterobius vermicularis infections are usually asymptomatic and may only cause anal pruritis, with occasional reported cases of ectopic migration into the appendix or the female genital tract by adult pinworms. Here, we report a case of a 15-year-old girl who presented to the emergency department with high-grade fever, vomiting, and vague abdominal pain for three days. She was diagnosed with acute abdominal pain and underwent emergency ileocecectomy, but died the following day. Pathological examination of ileocecal junction showed intraluminal and intramural Enterobius vermicularis, which were attributed as the cause of her death in the absence of any other pathologies. Death due to Enterobius vermicularis is rare; this case calls for clinicians to be vigilant in exploring Enterobius vermicularis infections in patients with undiagnosed acute abdominal pain, since it could be a potential cause of death.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Healthcare (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Arábia Saudita

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Healthcare (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Arábia Saudita