Acute intestinal obstruction from a granuloma due to Schistosoma hematobium in the appendix.
A case of acute intestinal obstruction due to a granuloma caused by Schistosoma haematobium in the appendix is presented. The patient came from a pure S. haematobium area and only S. haematobium eggs were identified. The granuloma turned the appendix into a cingulum that caused an intestinal strangulation.
D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix / Q000469:parasitology*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012548:Schistosoma haematobium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications*