Relationship between Enterobius Vermicularis Infection and Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases in Children at Sohag Governorate , Egypt

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 )