This week's case was kindly donated by one of our Cytopathology fellows, Dr. Anna-Lee Clarke. The following structures were seen in Papanicolaou-stained cervical smear. The elongated object measures ~7 mm long, and the orange-red objects are ~60 micrometers long.
Identification?
Eggs with slightly flat side are consistent with those of E. vermicularis. There must be a wandering pin worm, hopefully the patient does not have ectopic salpingitis.
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Gravid female Enterobius vermicularis - ectopic infection
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ReplyDeleteFor sure eggs of Enterobius.
ReplyDeleteEctopic - vaginal - localisation is not so uncommon for Enterobius; especially in young girls.
Not convinced though that the eggs in the picture are inside an adult female worm...
The eggs could be trapped in some other structure...?
They are definitely Enterobius vermicularis eggs. I think the structure they are in is a remnant part of the uterus.
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