Enterobius infestation in suspected appendicitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2008 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:Postgraduate Medical Journal, volume 84, pages 614-614 (issn: 0032-5473, eissn: 1469-0756,

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Authors: A, Harris; M, Muttalib;

doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.070334

pmid: 19103822

Enterobius infestation in suspected appendicitis

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Abstract

A 16-year-old woman presented with symptoms and signs suggesting appendicitis. At laparoscopy, the appendix was mildly inflamed and was excised. Multiple small, medusa-like projections were seen at the appendix stump (fig 1), suggesting worm infestation. A decision …

Keywords

Mebendazole, Adolescent, Antinematodal Agents, Administration, Oral, Humans, Enterobiasis, Female, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Appendicitis

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