title: Schistosomiasis Presenting as a Case of Acute Appendicitis with Chronic Mesenteric Thrombosis.
abstract: The manifestations of schistosomiasis typically result from the host inflammatory response to parasitic eggs that are deposited in the mucosa of either the gastrointestinal tract or bladder. We present here a case of a 50-year-old gentleman with a rare gastrointestinal presentation of both schistosomal appendicitis and mesenteric thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Teaching, Research & Wellness (TRW) Building, Room 3D03-4 (3rd Floor), 3820 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4Z6; Department of General Medicine and Clinics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed H
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5674-6053
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mosli
authors.affiliation: Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Wilson W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morava-Protzner
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kuhn