Associated Between of Enterobius Vermicularis and Appendicitis: Review Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijbea.v2i12.3054Keywords:
Enterobius vermicularis, Adult, Egg, Diagnosis, AppendicitisAbstract
Although parasites are rarely found in combination with inflammation, appendicitis is one of the most main sources for urgent surgery. Enterobius vermicularis infestation is uncommom cause of acute appendicitis and it was found that about 0.2 to 41.8% of people globally associate with acute appendicitis. In children acute appendicitis could also be accompanied by no major clinical symptoms, ruptured appendicitis, chronic appendicitis, or acute appendicitis. Pinworm infestation is the most common intestinal helminthes infection in the globe, and concomitant Enterobius vermicularis infection accounts for fewer than 0.6% of appendicitis cases. Given that appendiceal inflammation is uncommon, it is likely that there is no link between appendicitis and pinworm infection. Because female pinworms lay their eggs within the anal cavity at night, the most significant clinical symptom of an Enterobius vermicularis infestation is nocturnal anal pruritus.
References
Cook GC. Enterobius vermicularis infection. Gut. 1994;35:1159-62.
JAN, I.A., USANG, U.E., LAKHOO, K. (2010): Parasitic Infestations of Surgical Importance in Children. In: AMEH, E. A., BICKLER, S. W., LAKHOO, K., NWOMEH, B. C., POENARU, D. (Eds) Paediatric surgery: A comprehensive text for Africa. Global Help, pp. 141 – 150.
Kang S, Jeon HK, Eom KS, Park JK. Egg positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis among preschool children in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2006;44:247-9.
Tandan T, Pollard AJ, Money DM, Scheifele DW. Pelvic inflammatory disease associated with Enterobius vermicularis. Arch Dis Child. 2002;86:439–40.
Burkhart CN, Burkhart CG. Assessment of frequency, transmission, and genitourinary complications of enterobiasis (pinworms). Int J Dermatol. 2005;44(10):837–40.
Cook GC. Enterobius vermicularis infection. Gut. 1994;35(9):1159–62.
Olivares JL, Fernández R, Fleta J, Ruiz MY, Clavel A. Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid in Children with Intestinal Parasitic Infection. J Am Coll Nutri. 2002;21:109-13.
HESSE, A.A., NOURI, A., HASSAN, H.S., HASHISH, A.A. (2012): Parasitic infestations requiring surgical interventions. Semin. Pediatr. Surg., 21: 142 – 150. DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.009.
YABANOGLU, H., AYTAC, H.O., TURK, E., KARAGULLE, E., CALISKAN, K.,BELLI, S., KAYASELCUK, F., TARIM, M.A. (2014): Parasitic infections of the appendix as a cause of appendectomy in adult patients. Turkish Soc. Parasitol., 38: 12 – 16. DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2014.3217.
FERRIS, M., QUAN, S., KAPLAN, B.S., MOLODECKY, N., BALL, C.G., CHERNOFF, G.W., BHALA, N., GHOSH, S., DIXON, E., NG, S., KAPLAN, G.G. (2017): The Global Incidence of Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Population-based Studies. Ann. Surg., 266(2):237 – 241. DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002188.
PARKER, W. (2017): William Parker, PhD. In: Duke Surgery – Duke University School of Medicine web page. Retrieved from https:// surgery.duke.edu/faculty/william-parker-phd.
PASUPATI, T.M., YOTHASAMUTR, K., WAH, M.J., SHERIF, S.E.T., PALAYAN,K. (2008): A study of parasitic infections in the luminal contents and tissue sections of appendix specimens. Trop. Biomed., 25: 166 – 172.
Bhangu A, Soreide K, Di Saverio S, Assarsson JH, Drake FT. Acute appendicitis: modern understanding of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Lancet 2015;386:1278-87.
Ferris M, Quan S, Kaplan BS, Molodecky N, Ball CG, Chernoff GW, et al. The Global Incidence of Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Populationbased Studies. Ann Surg 2017;266:237-41.
Sinniah B, Leopairut J, Neafie RC, Connor DH, Voge M. Enterobiasis: a histopathological study of 259 patients. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1991;85:625-35.
Lamps LW. Infectious causes of appendicitis. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2010; 24: 995-1018, ix-x.
Mirandilla MA. Teresa A, Villanueva MR, Ciruelos NB, Verzosa RL, Marbella VMM, et al. A survey of Enterobius vermicularis among children in the 2nd district of the province of Albay, Philipenes. BU Faculty e-Journal. 2013;1:1-7.
Aydin O. Incidental parasitic infestations in surgically removed appendices: a retrospective analysis. Diagnost Pathol 2007; 2: 16. [CrossRef]
Nackley AC, Nackley JJ 2nd, Yeko TR, Gunasekaran S. Appendiceal enterobius vermicularis infestation associated with right-sided chronic pelvic pain. JSLS 2004; 8: 171-3.
Sah SP, Bhadani PP. Enterobius vermicularis causing symptoms of appendicitis in Nepal. Trop Doctor 2006; 36: 160-2. [CrossRef].
Aydin O. Incidental parasitic infestations in surgically removed appendices: a retrospective analysis. Diagnost Pathol 2007; 2: 16. [CrossRef].
Budd JS, Armstrong C. Role of Enterobius vermicularis in the aetiology of appendicitis. Br J Surg 1987; 74: 748-9. [CrossRef].
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
