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Microscopic examination of the cervical smear identified a gravid female\n                    <jats:italic>Enterobius vermicularis<\/jats:italic>\n                    containing eggs. The patient was treated with albendazole (400\u2009mg, repeated after 2\u2009weeks), and household contacts received the same treatment. The patient had a full-term vaginal delivery with no maternal or neonatal complications. No recurrence of symptoms was reported postpartum. This case highlights\n                    <jats:italic>E. vermicularis<\/jats:italic>\n                    infestation of the uterine cervix as a rare cause of abdominal pain during pregnancy. 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