Live female Enterobius vermicularis in the posterior fornix of the vagina of a Korean woman.

A 33-year-old Korean woman para 2 visited an obstetrics and gynecology clinic Kumi-shi Kyongsangbuk-do due to postcoital spotting and flank pain. She had had a tubal ligation 7 years before and had been experiencing back pain during menstruation. She was found to have a foul-smelling discharge without complaint of itching. Enterobius vermicularis eggs were identified during microscopic examination of a smear taken from the posterior fornix of the vagina. On endoscopic examination of her vagina a live worm was found in the posterior fornix. The worm was removed and identified as a female E. vermicularis based on morphology. This is the first case report of vaginal enterobiasis in Korea. (authors modified)