Microbiology & parasitology
Parasites-gastrointestinal (not liver)
Enterobius vermicularis
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 December 2018
Minor changes: 24 December 2020
Copyright: 2018-2021, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Enterobius vermicularis[TI] pathology
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Table of Contents
Pathophysiology | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) images | Cytology images | Videos | Additional referencesCite this page: Pernick N. Enterobius vermicularis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/parasitologyenterobiusvermicularis.html. Accessed March 5th, 2021.
Pathophysiology
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Life cycle
Case reports
- 5 year old Belgian child with worm in stool (Pritt: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Blog - Case of the Week 493 [Accessed 7 December 2018])
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
Worm-like structure, low magnification
Anterior end
Case #90
Eggs
Cytology images
Contributed by Guido Nicolò, M.D.
Enterobius vermicularis
Contributed by C. Shrinivasan, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Ova and larva of Enterobius vermicularis
Contributed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Eggs
Contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D.
Wet mount from stool sample
Videos
Wet mount from stool sample
