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1: Parasitol Res. 2005 Sep;97(2):171-2. Epub 2005 Jun 29.Click here to read Links

Appendiceal taeniasis presenting like acute appendicitis.

Sartorelli AC, da Silva MG, Rodrigues MA, da Silva RJ.

Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Unesp, Campus de Botucatu, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, 18618-970, Botucatu, Brazil. alesso@fmb.unesp.br

A case of parasitic appendicitis caused by Taenia sp. in a 28-year-old woman from Brazil is reported. Histopathological data and a description of the helminthe found in the appendix lumen are presented.

PMID: 15986246 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]