2010-09-01
A case of chronic appendicopathy caused by parasitic infection
Publication
Publication
Case Reports in Gastroenterology , Volume 4 - Issue 3 p. 397- 398
Parasitic infection of the appendix is rarely seen, but should be considered in patients with symptoms of chronic appendicitis. It is rarely associated with histological inflammation of the appendix, therefore radiographic imaging, performed during initial workup, remains unremarkable most of the time.
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| Appendicopathy, Chronic appendicitis, Enterobius vermicularis, Parasitic infection, abdominal pain, adolescent, appendectomy, appendix disease, article, case report, decreased appetite, disease severity, enterobiasis, fatigue, feces culture, female, histopathology, human, human tissue, nausea, priority journal, weight reduction | |
| dx.doi.org/10.1159/000320574, hdl.handle.net/1765/23793 | |
| Case Reports in Gastroenterology | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Ramsaransing, A.S, Postema, R.R, & Simons, J.L. (2010). A case of chronic appendicopathy caused by parasitic infection. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 4(3), 397–398. doi:10.1159/000320574
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