Appendicitis is occasionally the first clinical manifestation of schistosomal infestation which may require treatment. A rare case of perforated schistosomal appendicitis in a 12 –year old Nigerian boy diagnosed on the basis of histological evaluation of the appendectomy specimen is reported to highlight the clinical presentation and management of the condition. Key words: Appendicitis; Schistosomiasis; Perforation; Complications Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.2(2) 2004: 71-7
Amoebic appendicitis is very rare, occurring in about 0.5 % to 2 % of acute appendicitis, and usuall...
Three cases of appendicitis associated with presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the appendix...
ABSTRACTMillions of people originating from tropical areas now live outside the country of their bir...
Background: Schistosomiasis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation that affects many systems in the...
Schistosomiasis is a water-borne trematode infestation and is one of the most widespread parasitic d...
SUMMARY The role of schistosomes in the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis in an endemic area-was in...
We report a rare case of a forty-seven year old Nigeria male with schistosomal appendicitis in a sli...
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affects vari...
Intestinal schistosomiasis as unusual aetiology for acute appendicitis, nowadays a rising disease in...
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas and rarely report...
Background: Globally, schistosomiasis affects at least 240 million people each year with a high pro...
Background: Appendicular schistosomiasis is an unusual etiology of acute appendicitis, which has bee...
AbstractIn Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affe...
AbstractINTRODUCTIONWe are presenting a case of schistosomiasis in a 41 year old lady who presented ...
AbstractBackgroundAppendicular schistosomiasis is an unusual etiology of acute appendicitis, which h...
Amoebic appendicitis is very rare, occurring in about 0.5 % to 2 % of acute appendicitis, and usuall...
Three cases of appendicitis associated with presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the appendix...
ABSTRACTMillions of people originating from tropical areas now live outside the country of their bir...
Background: Schistosomiasis is a chronic granulomatous inflammation that affects many systems in the...
Schistosomiasis is a water-borne trematode infestation and is one of the most widespread parasitic d...
SUMMARY The role of schistosomes in the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis in an endemic area-was in...
We report a rare case of a forty-seven year old Nigeria male with schistosomal appendicitis in a sli...
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affects vari...
Intestinal schistosomiasis as unusual aetiology for acute appendicitis, nowadays a rising disease in...
Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas and rarely report...
Background: Globally, schistosomiasis affects at least 240 million people each year with a high pro...
Background: Appendicular schistosomiasis is an unusual etiology of acute appendicitis, which has bee...
AbstractIn Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affe...
AbstractINTRODUCTIONWe are presenting a case of schistosomiasis in a 41 year old lady who presented ...
AbstractBackgroundAppendicular schistosomiasis is an unusual etiology of acute appendicitis, which h...
Amoebic appendicitis is very rare, occurring in about 0.5 % to 2 % of acute appendicitis, and usuall...
Three cases of appendicitis associated with presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs in the appendix...
ABSTRACTMillions of people originating from tropical areas now live outside the country of their bir...
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