Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient
Acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis, usually known as pinworm, is very rare and affects mostly children.According to different authors, it is controversial whether pinworms cause inflammation of the appendix or appendiceal colic only.We presentacase ofa14-year-old female with three sub...
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| author | Toni Stoyanov Emilio Corral-Fernadez Antonio Melero-Abellan Pablo Sarduy-Fernandez Paloma Casado-Santamaria Elias Garcia-Grimaldo |
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| description | Acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis, usually known as pinworm, is very rare and affects mostly children.According to different authors, it is controversial whether pinworms cause inflammation of the appendix or appendiceal colic only.We presentacase ofa14-year-old female with three subsequent hospitalizations in 1 month due to abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, with rebound tenderness, normal CTscan and laboratory findings. During the last hospitalization, laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. Intraoperatively multiple pinworms were found in the appendix. These were trapped byastercolith in the appendicular base inanoninflamed and histologically normal appendix. Two oral doses of mebendazole were administered postoperatively. Uneventful postoperative period and postoperative follow-up showed lack of symptoms six months after the operation. Despite the widespread idea that acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis is very rare, it should always be considered in young female patients with repeated abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen with normal laboratory and radiologic findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2b0a7c09e1b46c88cb5d3f656a045b82025-07-26T07:33:43ZengMedical University - PlevenJournal of Biomedical & Clinical Research1313-90532016-12-019215916210.1515/jbcr-2016-002534443Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female PatientToni Stoyanov0Emilio Corral-FernadezAntonio Melero-AbellanPablo Sarduy-FernandezPaloma Casado-SantamariaElias Garcia-GrimaldoUnit of Endocrine and Bariatric Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Center Albacete.Acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis, usually known as pinworm, is very rare and affects mostly children.According to different authors, it is controversial whether pinworms cause inflammation of the appendix or appendiceal colic only.We presentacase ofa14-year-old female with three subsequent hospitalizations in 1 month due to abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, with rebound tenderness, normal CTscan and laboratory findings. During the last hospitalization, laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. Intraoperatively multiple pinworms were found in the appendix. These were trapped byastercolith in the appendicular base inanoninflamed and histologically normal appendix. Two oral doses of mebendazole were administered postoperatively. Uneventful postoperative period and postoperative follow-up showed lack of symptoms six months after the operation. Despite the widespread idea that acute appendicitis due to Enterobius vermicularis is very rare, it should always be considered in young female patients with repeated abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen with normal laboratory and radiologic findings.https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34443/download/pdf/Enterobius vermicularisacute appendicitislapar |
| spellingShingle | Toni Stoyanov Emilio Corral-Fernadez Antonio Melero-Abellan Pablo Sarduy-Fernandez Paloma Casado-Santamaria Elias Garcia-Grimaldo Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research Enterobius vermicularis acute appendicitis lapar |
| title | Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient |
| title_full | Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient |
| title_fullStr | Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient |
| title_short | Appendiceal Recurrent Colic Due to Enterobius Vermicularis Infection in a 14-Year-Old Female Patient |
| title_sort | appendiceal recurrent colic due to enterobius vermicularis infection in a 14 year old female patient |
| topic | Enterobius vermicularis acute appendicitis lapar |
| url | https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34443/download/pdf/ |
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