%0 Journal Article
%T Schistosomiasis: a rare cause of acute appendicitis
%A ND Cox
%A PJ Yates
%J Journal of Surgical Case Reports
%D 2010
%I JSCR Publishing
%X Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection in humans, which is prevalent in developing countries. The infection manifests itself as a variety of different pathologies, depending on the location of the parasite and its eggs. A rare manifestation is that of a common surgical presentation, acute appendicitis. We present a case of a young male who underwent appendicectomy for acute appendicitis caused by a schistosomiasis infection, proven on pathological examination of the resected appendix.
%K schistomiasis
%K appendicitis
%K parasitic
%K surgery
%U http://jscr.co.uk/2010/06/colorectal-surgery/schistosomiasis-a-rare-cause-of-acute-appendicitis/