Links and References

Check out these links for more information about pinworm:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

American Medical Association (MEDEM)

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Merck Manual (Chapter 196)

 

References:

Avolio, Luigi, Valeria Avoltini, Franco Ceffa, Romano Bragheri. “Perianal granuloma caused by Enterobius vermicularis: report of a new observation and review of the literature.” Journal of Pediatrics. 132 (June 1998): 1055-6.

Chan, Owen T.M., Eric K.W Lee, John H. Hardman and James J. Navin. “ The cockroach as a host for Trichinella and Enterobius vermicularis: implications for public health.” Hawaii Medical Journal . 63 (March 2004): 74-7.

Elston, Dirk J. “What's eating you? Enterobius vermicularis (pinworms, threadworms).” Cutis. 71 (April 2003): 268-70.

Fry, GF and JG Moore. “Enterobius vermicularis: 10,000-year-old human infection.” Science. 166 (Dec 1969): 1620.

Kucik, Corry Jeb, Gary L. Martin and Brett V. Sortor. “Common intestinal parasites.” American Family Physician. 69 (March 2004): 1161-8.

Markell, Edward K., David T. John, & Wojciech A. Krotoski. Medical Parasitology. 8th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1999.

O’Brien, TJ. “Paediatric vulvovaginits.” The Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 36 (Nov 1995): 216-8.

Pinworm Infection. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 3 May 2004. <http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/pinworm/default.htm>

Smolyakov, Rosalia, Boris Talalay, Ilana Yanai-Inbar, Isac Pak, Michael Alkan. “Enterobius vermicularis infection of female genital tract: a report of three cases and review of literature." European Journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. 107 (April 2003): 220-2.

St Georgiev, V. “Chemotherapy of enterobiasis (oxyuriasis).” Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 2 (Feb 2001): 267-75.