Co-infection with Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata mimicking acute appendicitis

Summary: In this report, we describe an unusual case of verminous appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis and Taenia saginata in a 29-year-old woman from Iran. The histopathological examinations and parasitological descriptions of both worms found in the appendix lumen are discussed. The removed...

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Main Authors: Kasra H. Saravi, Mahdi Fakhar, Javad Nematian, Maryam Ghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115002154