Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis

Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis

Summary: In this report, we describe an unusual case of verminous appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata in a 29-year-old woman from Iran. The histopathological examinations and parasitological descriptions of both worms found in the appendix lumen are discussed. The removed...

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Main Authors: Kasra H. Saravi, Mahdi Fakhar, Javad Nematian, Maryam Ghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002154
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spelling doaj-56040f56982b443bbd02d1bb4469491a2020-11-25T00:36:25ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412016-07-0194519522Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitisKasra H. Saravi0Mahdi Fakhar1Javad Nematian2Maryam Ghasemi3Department of Pathobiology, School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Corresponding author at: Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Farah Abad, Sari 481751665, Iran. Tel.: +98 1133543248; fax: +98 1133543248.Department of Pathobiology, School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranImmunogenetics Research Center, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranSummary: In this report, we describe an unusual case of verminous appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata in a 29-year-old woman from Iran. The histopathological examinations and parasitological descriptions of both worms found in the appendix lumen are discussed. The removed appendix exhibited the macroscopic and microscopic features of acute appendicitis. Antihelminthic therapy was initiated with single doses of praziquantel for the taeniasis and mebendazole for the enterobiasis, and the patient was discharged. Keywords: Verminous appendicitis, Enterobius vermicularis, Taenia saginatahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002154
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author Kasra H. Saravi
Mahdi Fakhar
Javad Nematian
Maryam Ghasemi
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Mahdi Fakhar
Javad Nematian
Maryam Ghasemi
Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
Journal of Infection and Public Health
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Mahdi Fakhar
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title Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
title_short Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
title_full Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
title_fullStr Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
title_full_unstemmed Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
title_sort co-infection with enterobius vermicularis and taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Infection and Public Health
issn 1876-0341
publishDate 2016-07-01
description Summary: In this report, we describe an unusual case of verminous appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata in a 29-year-old woman from Iran. The histopathological examinations and parasitological descriptions of both worms found in the appendix lumen are discussed. The removed appendix exhibited the macroscopic and microscopic features of acute appendicitis. Antihelminthic therapy was initiated with single doses of praziquantel for the taeniasis and mebendazole for the enterobiasis, and the patient was discharged. Keywords: Verminous appendicitis, Enterobius vermicularis, Taenia saginata
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002154
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