Relationship between Enterobius Vermicularis infection and pelvic inflammatory diseases in children at Sohag Governorate, Egypt

Abstract EN

A cohort of children presented with pelvic inflammatory diseases (gastro-intestinal and/or genitourinary surgical conditions) and had concomitant infection with E.

vermicularis.

To find out this relationship, a total of 135 patients suffering from different gastro-intestinal and genitourinary surgical conditions were selected from Departments of Surgery and Gynecology.

They were subjected to stool analysis, peri-anal swabs and blood examination mainly for eosinophilia.

The results showed that 26 patients out of 135 (19.2 %) had.

E.

vermicularis with high eosinophilia in 30 cases (22.2 %).

Identification of E.

vermicularis by peri-anal swab test in the cohort was successful (16.30 %).

Males were more affected than females with ratio 2.2 : 1 and age mean 7.13 ± 1.92.

As to residence and housing, rural children with bad housing (73.08 % & 88.46 % respectively) were more affected than those living in urban areas with healthy housing (26.92 % and 11.54 % respectively )