Acute suppurative appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis: an incidental finding or a c...
Acute suppurative appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis: an incidental finding or a causative agent? A case report
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Histological acute appendicitis patterns associated with Enterobius vermicularis is an extremely rare finding. The exact role of this parasite in acute appendicitis is controversial as usually resected specimens show no evidence of histological inflammation.
We present herein a case of a 21-year-old male Arabic patient who presented with clinica...
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Acute suppurative appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis: an incidental finding or a causative agent? A case report
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9d2a872c38cd4cfc8d5c353a0b6c8b86
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9d2a872c38cd4cfc8d5c353a0b6c8b86
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1756-0500
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1756-0500
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10.1186/s13104-017-2822-3