Schistosomiasis Presenting as a Case of Acute Appendicitis with Chronic Mesenteric Thrombosis

Schistosomiasis Presenting as a Case of Acute Appendicitis with Chronic Mesenteric Thrombosis

The manifestations of schistosomiasis typically result from the host inflammatory response to parasitic eggs that are deposited in the mucosa of either the gastrointestinal tract or bladder. We present here a case of a 50-year-old gentleman with a rare gastrointestinal presentation of both schistoso...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Kuhn, Susan M., Morava-Protzner, Izabella, Chan, Wilson W., Mosli, Mohammed H.
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Drug therapy
Praziquantel
Schistosomiasis
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Zusammenfassung:The manifestations of schistosomiasis typically result from the host inflammatory response to parasitic eggs that are deposited in the mucosa of either the gastrointestinal tract or bladder. We present here a case of a 50-year-old gentleman with a rare gastrointestinal presentation of both schistosomal appendicitis and mesenteric thrombosis.
ISSN:1712-9532
1918-1493
DOI:10.1155/2016/5863219