Enterobius vermicularis in the male urinary tract: Case report

Abstract

Enterobius vermicularis is an intestinal nematode of humans. Transmission with parasites is in direct contact with infected people. Ectopic infections are usually seen in women and genital tracts. We report a case of the patient with pollacuria and dysuria. The patient presented with empirical antibiotic treatment resistant urethtrit. There was anal itching in the patient’s child. Upon this, cellophane test was performed on the child. The microscopic examination of cellophane tape identified the worm as E. vermicularis. E. vermicularis rarely can be seen on the male urinary tract. 

Keywords

• Enterobius vermicularis,urinary tract infection,urethrit

Erkek üriner traktında enterobius vermicularıs

Abstract

Enterobius vermicularis intestinal sistemimizde etkili bir nematoddur. Parazitle bulaş enfekte olan insanlarla direkt temasla olur. Erişkinlerde genelde asemptomatik seyreder. Ektopik yerleşimli enfeksiyonlar genelde kadınlarda ve genital traktta gözlenir. Bu olgu sunumunda sık idrara çıkma, üretral kaşıntı şikayeti olan bir erkek hastada ampirik tedavilere dirençli üretrit vakası irdelenmiştir. Hastanın aile anamnezinde çocuğunda anal bölgede kaşıntı şikayeti vardı. Çocuğa yapılan selofan bant testiyle elde edilen örneklerin mikroskopla incelenmesi sonucunda E. vermicularis yumurtalarına rastlandı. Nadir olarak da olsa E. vermicularis erkek genitoüriner traktında görülebilmektedir. 

Keywords

• Enterobius vermicularis,idrar yolu enfeksiyonu,üretrit

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