Open Access<i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> Infestation Mimicking Rectal Malignancy
Author(s) -
Ozan Akıncı,
Nuray Kepil,
Yusuf Erzın,
Abdullah Kağan Zengin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6617
Subject(s) - enterobius , infestation , malignancy , rectal carcinoma , medicine , colorectal cancer , biology , horticulture , immunology , helminths , cancer
Enterobius vermicularis is a common intestinal nematode of humans that can be considered relatively harmless. A polypoid lesion mimicking malignancy was detected in the rectum of a 66-year-old female patient who had been operated for sigmoid colon adenocarcinoma in the past. Histopathological examination of the lesion revealed no malignancy but there was adult E. vermicularis nematodes and eggs. In this case report, we aimed to present an enterobiasis infestation that produces non-necrotizing granuloma tissue in the rectum.