title: Intraperitoneal rupture of cysticercosal cyst mimicking appendicular perforation.
abstract: Anaphylaxis following intraperitoneal rupture of a cysticercosal cyst mimicking pelvic peritonitis secondary to appendicular perforation is reported. Human cysticercosis occurs following ingestion of Taenia solium eggs, usually from faecally contaminated food. A case of pelvic cysicercosis presenting with signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and peritonitis is reported, with plausible explanations for this unusual presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nevil M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Pavithran
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bakshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041201:Taenia solium