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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2016; 11(01): 019-022
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1587598
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Enterobius vermicularis Infestation with Acute Perforated Suppurative Appendicitis in a Child: Cause or Mere Association?

Sujeet M. Chilkar
1   Department of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Ankura Hospital for Women and Children, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
,
Venkat Leelakumar
2   Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ankura Hospital for Women and Children, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
,
Naga Bharati Musthyala
3   Department of Pathology, Ampath Citizens Hospital, Nallagandla, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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20 May 2016

25 July 2016

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17 August 2016 (online)

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Abstract

Acute appendicitis is the commonest cause of surgical emergency, occurring worldwide and affecting all age groups. The pathology is most likely the obstruction of lumen of the appendix due to multifactorial etiology. Acute appendicitis due to helminths and protozoan infection is quite rare. The causal relationship of appendicitis and pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis or oxyuris) remains controversial. Here, we report a case of an 8-year old boy with pinworm discovered inadvertently after appendectomy in a highly inflamed perforated appendix.

Keywords

appendicitis - appendectomy - helminths - pinworm - Enterobius vermicularis
 

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