Appendicitis associated with presence of Schistosoma haematobium eggs: An unusual pathology for Europe. Report of three cases

APMIS

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-76

  Rivasi, Francesco ^a   Pampiglione, Silvio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Europe; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644819127     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_314.x     Document Type: Article

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