Artículos de revistas
Infecções parasitárias do apêndice cecal e suas relações com apendicite aguda
Fecha
2008-04-01Registro en:
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, v. 45, n. 2, p. 166-168, 2008.
0004-2803
1678-4219
10.1590/S0004-28032008000200015y
2-s2.0-48249149527
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Institución
Resumen
From 1,600 surgically removed appendices, 24 (1.5%) were found to have helminths. Enterobius vermicularis was observed in 23 of the 24 specimens (95.8%) and Taenia sp was detected in only 1 (4.2%) case. Sixteen patients (66.7%) were less than 10 year-old; 15 patients were male and 9 female. Pathologic analysis disclosed acute neutrophilic inflammation in 12 cases and lymphoid hyperplasia in 10 of the 24 appendices. Gangrenous appendicitis was diagnosed in 3 cases and peritonitis was found in 11 of the 24 infested appendices. Parasitic infection of the appendix is an uncommon cause of acute appendicitis in children and adolescents.