Schistosomal peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 628-630

  Mazigo, Humphrey D ^a   Giiti, Geofrey C ^b   Zinga, Maria ^a   Heukelbach, Jorg ^c   Rambau, Peter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b Bugando Medical Center   (Tanzania)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Peritonitis; Schistosoma mansoni; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMAL PERITONITIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TANZANIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMALS; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONITIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 79955964890     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702010000600013     Document Type: Letter

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