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Taenia infestation in the appendix: a case report. 2013

Aysegul Copur Cicek, and Ibrahim Sehitoglu, and Saliha Eksi
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey. draysegulcicek@yahoo.com

Taenia saginata is a zoonotic cestode causing taeniasis. Taeniasis refers to the intestinal infection with the adult stage of this tapeworm. An association between teaniasis and acute appendicitis is uncommon. We present the case of a 37 year old male who presented with abdominal pain for one day. He was diagnosed with having appendicitis and an appendectomy was performed. Pathology of the appendix showed Taenia saginata with eggs in the lumen. Histological analysis showed acute inflammation consistent with acute appendicitis caused by T. saginata.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001062 Appendectomy Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. (Dorland, 28th ed) Appendectomies
D001064 Appendicitis Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated. Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured
D013622 Taeniasis Infection with tapeworms of the genus Taenia. Taenia Infections,Taenia brauni Infection,Taenia glomeratus Infection,Taenia multiceps Infection,Taenia serialis Infection,Taenia solium Infection,Infections, Taenia,Infection, Taenia,Infection, Taenia brauni,Infection, Taenia glomeratus,Infection, Taenia multiceps,Infection, Taenia serialis,Infection, Taenia solium,Taenia Infection,Taenia brauni Infections,Taenia glomeratus Infections,Taenia multiceps Infections,Taenia serialis Infections,Taenia solium Infections,Taeniases

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