A 27-year-old man presented to the emergency department following 4 days of worsening
periumbilical pain. He had immigrated to Canada from Eritrea the previous year. He …

Schistosomal appendicitis is rarely reported in developed countries. In this article we report
a case series of schistosomal appendicitis at our community teaching hospital. In this …

Appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical abdomen, with various unusual
presentations. We present a case report of acute appendicitis secondary to Schistosomal …

Discussion Schistosomiasis is the third most devastating tropical disease globally-after
malaria and intestinal helminthiases-and occurs in well-defined developing countries in …

The manifestations of schistosomiasis typically result from the host inflammatory response to
parasitic eggs that are deposited in the mucosa of either the gastrointestinal tract or bladder …

Intestinal schistosomiasis as unusual aetiology for acute appendicitis, nowadays a rising
disease in western countries. Recent changes in global migration has led to an immigration …

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection in humans, which is prevalent in developing
countries. The infection manifests itself as a variety of different pathologies, depending on …

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection that is induced by different species of Schistosoma.
The infection can manifest with a variety of different pathologies depending on the involved …

Background Appendicular schistosomiasis is an unusual etiology of acute appendicitis,
which has been reported in countries endemic in schistosomiasis, such as sub-saharan …

Background Schistosomiasis is a granulomatous disease prevalent in tropical and
subtropical areas. Appendicitis secondary to schistosomiasis is a rarely encountered …