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Acute suppurative appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis: an incidental finding or a causative agent? A case report

BACKGROUND: Histological acute appendicitis patterns associated with Enterobius vermicularis is an extremely rare finding. The exact role of this parasite in acute appendicitis is controversial as usually resected specimens show no evidence of histological inflammation. CASE PRESENTATION: We present...

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Autores principales: Efared, Boubacar, Atsame-Ebang, Gabrielle, Soumana, Boubacar Marou, Tahiri, Layla, Hammas, Nawal, El Fatemi, Hinde, Chbani, Laila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5639576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28985767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2822-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Histological acute appendicitis patterns associated with Enterobius vermicularis is an extremely rare finding. The exact role of this parasite in acute appendicitis is controversial as usually resected specimens show no evidence of histological inflammation. CASE PRESENTATION: We present herein a case of a 21-year-old male Arabic patient who presented with clinical syndrome of acute appendicitis. Emergency appendectomy was performed and the histopathological examination of the resected specimen showed the presence of E. vermicularis as well as intense acute inflammatory patterns such as mucosal ulceration and suppurative necrosis. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged with appropriate anti-helmintic drug prescription. CONCLUSION: Acute appendicitis due to E. vermicularis is a very rare occurrence. The histopathological analysis of resected specimens should pay special attention to search for this parasite for adequate post-operative treatment of patients.