Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual

RA Cadwallader, N Shabalala, I ThirskNgwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South AfricaAbstract: Endemic to over 70 countries and resulting in 200 million infected individuals and 500,000 deaths each year, the Schistosoma trematode worm can result in multisystem morbidity. Bowel obstruction secondary to t...

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Main Authors:	Cadwallader RA, Shabalala N, Thirsk I
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Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2011-07-01
Series:	Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
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spelling	doaj-d5d3773220a64400a47fe95323ce02c82020-11-24T21:22:17ZengDove Medical PressResearch and Reports in Tropical Medicine1179-72822011-07-012011default105107Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individualCadwallader RAShabalala NThirsk IRA Cadwallader, N Shabalala, I ThirskNgwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South AfricaAbstract: Endemic to over 70 countries and resulting in 200 million infected individuals and 500,000 deaths each year, the Schistosoma trematode worm can result in multisystem morbidity. Bowel obstruction secondary to this parasite has previously been described, but we report the first case of schistosomiasis affecting the sigmoid colon and resulting in perforation in a male positive for human immunodeficiency virus.Keywords: large bowel obstruction, large bowel perforation, schistosomiasis, bowel resectionhttp://www.dovepress.com/intestinal-schistosomiasis-presenting-as-large-bowel-perforation-in-an-a7983
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title	Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual
title_short	Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual
title_full	Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual
title_fullStr	Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual
title_full_unstemmed	Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual
title_sort	intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an hiv-positive individual
publisher	Dove Medical Press
series	Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
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description	RA Cadwallader, N Shabalala, I ThirskNgwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South AfricaAbstract: Endemic to over 70 countries and resulting in 200 million infected individuals and 500,000 deaths each year, the Schistosoma trematode worm can result in multisystem morbidity. Bowel obstruction secondary to this parasite has previously been described, but we report the first case of schistosomiasis affecting the sigmoid colon and resulting in perforation in a male positive for human immunodeficiency virus.Keywords: large bowel obstruction, large bowel perforation, schistosomiasis, bowel resection
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Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual

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