Case Report-Scielo· Case report A 33 year-old male presented at Bugando Medical Centre (Mwanza...
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TextPublisher number: Phone: +255 28 298 3384 Fax: +255 28 298 3386 Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz Website: www.bugando.ac.tz Language: English Series: ; Braz J Infect Dis Volume 14 Issue 6 Publication details: Mwanza: Elsevier & Tanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] 23-Apr-2020Description: Pages 628-630Online resources: Summary: ABSTRACT
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affects var-
ious internal organs. However, worldwide there have been very few reports of cases of peritonitis due
to schistosomal appendicitis. Here we report a rare case of schistosomal appendicitis with peritonitis
in a 33 year-old male patient who recovered quickly after surgery.
Keywords: appendicitis; peritonitis; Schistosoma mansoni; Tanzania.
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ABSTRACT
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affects var-
ious internal organs. However, worldwide there have been very few reports of cases of peritonitis due
to schistosomal appendicitis. Here we report a rare case of schistosomal appendicitis with peritonitis
in a 33 year-old male patient who recovered quickly after surgery.
Keywords: appendicitis; peritonitis; Schistosoma mansoni; Tanzania.
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