Schistosomiasis detected during appendectomy

Lancet. 2018 Jun 23;391(10139):2546. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31329-1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis / complications*
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Liver / parasitology
  • Male
  • Praziquantel / administration & dosage
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Schistosoma haematobium / isolation & purification
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / complications
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / diagnosis*
  • Schistosomiasis haematobia / drug therapy
  • Semen / parasitology

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Praziquantel