(1) Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Aberdeen Childrens Hospital, Cornhill Road, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZG, UK;(2) Department of Histopathology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZN, UK
Abstract:
Specific aetiological factors are responsible for a significant proportion of cases of perianal sepsis in children. A rarely implicated pathogen is Enterobius vermicularis, an obligate parasite with a ubiquitous presence in children. The authors describe two unequivocal instances of threadworm involvement in perianal sepsis, suggesting a pathophysiological basis.