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CASE REPORT
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 13  |  Page : 38-39

Perforation of the appendix due to intestinal schistosomiasis at a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria


1 Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Samuel Ali Sani
Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/nnjcr.nnjcr_25_18

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In Nigeria, schistosomiasis is endemic and intestinal form affects the various internal organs. However, perforation of the appendix secondary to intestinal schistosomiasis is few. We report the case of a 35-year-old male with perforation of the appendix due to infestation with Schistosoma mansoni, following histopathological examination of the appendix after a laparotomy.


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