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Case Reports
. 1998 May;51(5):401-2.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.51.5.401.

Pinworms and postmenopausal bleeding

H K al-Rufaie  1 , G H Rix, M P Pérez Clemente, T al-Shawaf
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Case Reports

Pinworms and postmenopausal bleeding

H K al-Rufaie et al. J Clin Pathol. 1998 May.

Abstract

The human pinworm Enterobius vermicularis is normally found within the human gastrointestinal tract. Pregnant females migrate out of their host's anus at night to lay their eggs perianally. As a consequence of this nocturnal migration some worms find their way into adjacent orifices, most commonly the female genitourinary tract, producing irritative symptoms such as vulvovaginitis. A case of pinworm infestation of the uterus presented as postmenopausal bleeding.

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