title: A rare case of gangrenous appendicitis by eggs of Taenia species.
abstract: Cysticercosis and Taeniasis continue to be a major public health burden in the developing countries like India. Humans are the only definitive hosts infected by ingestion of eggs of Taenia species. Appendicular Taeniasis is rare with few isolated case reports during the past 30 years. Here, we report the case of a 38-year-old female patient from Nepal who presented with acute pain abdomen, was operated and diagnosed as suffering from gangrenous appendicitis caused by eggs of Taenia species.
authors: Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, 734012 West Bengal India.
authors: Indranil
authors: I
authors: Chakrabarti
authors: Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, 734012 West Bengal India.
authors: Mimi
authors: M
authors: Gangopadhyay
authors: Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar, Darjeeling, 734012 West Bengal India.
authors: Arghya
authors: A
authors: Bandopadhyay
authors: Department of Surgery, Medica North Bengal Clinic, Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal India.
authors: N K
authors: NK
authors: Das
keywords: Gangrenous appendicitis; Pain abdomen; Taeniasis