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Case Reports
. 2010 Nov-Dec;14(6):628-30.

Schistosomal peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis

Humphrey D Mazigo  1 , Geofrey C Giiti, Maria Zinga, Jorg Heukelbach, Peter Rambau
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Case Reports

Schistosomal peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis

Humphrey D Mazigo et al. Braz J Infect Dis. 2010 Nov-Dec.
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Abstract

In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is endemic and causes intestinal schistosomiasis which affects various 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.

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