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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 19(4), 1970, pp. 626-628
Copyright © 1970 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Taenia Proglottid in the Human Uterus

John F. Schacher* AND Samir N. Hajj
Departments of Tropical Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculties of Medical Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Adult helminth parasites of the intestinal tract are rarely found in the urogenital system. Previous studies have dealt with Enterobius vermicularis; this report describes a case of post-menopausal bleeding caused by migration of a gravid proglottid of Taenia into the uterus. Identification of the etiologic agent was by means of eggs and calcareous corpuscles in curetted tissue. This appears to be the first record of an adult tapeworm in the urogenital system.

Accepted for publication September 16, 1969.


* Present address: Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024.






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