Papular eruption on UV-exposed skin in a 7-year-old boy caused by Enterobius vermicularis infection

Abstract

Enterobiasis is the most common parasite infestation in children; it is often asymptomatic and may rarely be a cause of skin eruption. We present the case of a 7-year-old boy with sudden onset of pruritic erythemato-squamous confluent papules and plaques on UV-exposed skin, caused by proven enterobiasis. To our understanding, this is the first case of photodermatosis-like dermatitis caused by enterobiasis reported in the literature.