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. 2008 Apr-Jun;45(2):166-8.
doi: 10.1590/s0004-28032008000200015.

[Parasitic infection of the appendix and its possible relationship to acute appendicitis]

[Article in Portuguese]
Danielle Fernandes da Silva  1 , Reinaldo José da Silva, Márcia Guimarães da Silva, Alesso Cervantes Sartorelli, Bonifácio Katsunori Takegawa, Maria Aparecida Marchesan Rodrigues
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[Parasitic infection of the appendix and its possible relationship to acute appendicitis]

[Article in Portuguese]
Danielle Fernandes da Silva et al. Arq Gastroenterol. 2008 Apr-Jun.
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Abstract

From 1,600 surgically removed appendices, 24 (1.5%) were found to have helminths. Enterobius vermicularis was observed in 23 of the 24 specimens (95.8%) and Taenia sp was detected in only 1 (4.2%) case. Sixteen patients (66.7%) were less than 10 year-old; 15 patients were male and 9 female. Pathologic analysis disclosed acute neutrophilic inflammation in 12 cases and lymphoid hyperplasia in 10 of the 24 appendices. Gangrenous appendicitis was diagnosed in 3 cases and peritonitis was found in 11 of the 24 infested appendices. Parasitic infection of the appendix is an uncommon cause of acute appendicitis in children and adolescents.

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