Acute appendicitis caused by Enterobius vermicularis: Observations from a case report

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Mohamed Belaloui¹  Eric Bonte²  Jimmy Anders Antilahy²  Mohammad Akhoundi²  Anna Borovkov³  Arezki Izri⁴  Anthony Marteau⁵ 

[1] Corresponding author at: Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, 125, route de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny cedex, France.;Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Bobigny, France;Service Chirurgie viscérale, Hôpital Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France;Service histopathologie, Hôpital Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France;Service pédiatrie, Hôpital Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France;

关键词: Enterobiasis;    Enterobius vermicularis;    Pinworm;    Acute appendicitis;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Enterobius vermicularis is the most common parasitic worm responsible for gastrointestinal infection worldwide. Acute appendicitis due to E. vermicularis is a rare infection, affecting mostly the children. In this report, we present the case of a 5-year-old girl infant infected by E. vermicularis found in the appendix lumen. A couple of histopathological and parasitological analyses followed by imaging allowed us to diagnose accurately the etiologic agent. Clinicians should be aware of this parasitosis as a possible cause of acute appendicitis.

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