Prolonged irritative voiding symptoms due to Enterobius vermicularis bladder infestation in an adult patient

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 sym...

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Main Authors: Zein Mohamed Sammour, Cristiano Mendes Gomes, Andre Luiz Farinhas Tome, Homero Bruschini, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000400020&lng=en&tlng=en