Schistosomiasis Presenting as Recurring Sigmoid Volvulus in a Danish Man With an Inconspicuous Travel History—A Case Report

A healthy 72-year-old Danish male presenting with recurring sigmoid volvulus was found to be infested with Schistosoma mansoni. No other explanation for recurring volvulus was found. A travel history 12 years ago, which included bathing in the Botswana Okavango delta for 10 minutes, revealed the lik...

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Autores principales: Krog, Asger D, Axelsson, Johanna M, Bondgaard, Anna-Louise R, Kurtzhals, Jørgen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888620/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy057