Open AccessDoes the Intestinal Parasite Enterobius vermicularis Cause Acute Appendicitis?
Author(s) -
Yavuz Pirhan,
Fatma Zeynep Özen,
Çetin Kılınç,
Rıdvan Güçkan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
turkish journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2017.4605
Subject(s) - enterobius , appendicitis , medicine , acute appendicitis , etiology , appendix , pathological , general surgery , surgery , helminths , immunology , biology , paleontology
Although intestinal parasitic infections rarely cause acute appendicitis, they are common public health problems in undeveloped and developing countries. Parasitic infections should be kept in mind in patients clinically suspected of having acute appendicitis, and treatment procedures should be adopted according to the etiology.
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