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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-07-01
Series:Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/intestinal-schistosomiasis-presenting-as-large-bowel-perforation-in-an-a7983