1992
DOI: 10.1159/000157442
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Parasite Infestation of the Vermiform Appendix: The Experience in Kuwait

Abstract: A histology-based retrospective study was carried out in Kuwait to determine the frequency and type of helminthic infestation of the appendix in this predominantly desert environment. In 1,674 consecutive appendectomies, 109 parasites (5.6%) of five species were detected: Schistosoma sp. 70 (4.1%), Enterobius vermicularís 36 (2.1%), and a single case each oíAscaris lumbricoides, Taenia sp. and Trichuris trichiura. Schistosomiasis was seen exclusively in immigrants of whom 12 had evidence of coexistent extra-ap… Show more

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“… Microscopy [ 80 ] Jordan 07/1987–07/1988 Irbid on 1/283 0.4 (<0.01–2.0) T. saginata Microscopy [ 81 ] Kuwait on Kuwait 1– >40 1/1674 0.06 (<0.01–0.3) Taenia spp. c Histology of appedenctomy sections [ 82 ] Kuwait 01/1986–12/1986 Six general hospitals (Adan, Amiri, Mubarak, Jahra, Farwaniya and Infectious Diseases) 1–69 17/6000 0.3 (0.2–0.5) Taenia spp. Microscopy [ 83 ] Lebanon 01/1997–12/1998 & 01/2007–12/2008 Beirut on 116/14,771 0.8 d (0.7–0.9) Taenia spp.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… Microscopy [ 80 ] Jordan 07/1987–07/1988 Irbid on 1/283 0.4 (<0.01–2.0) T. saginata Microscopy [ 81 ] Kuwait on Kuwait 1– >40 1/1674 0.06 (<0.01–0.3) Taenia spp. c Histology of appedenctomy sections [ 82 ] Kuwait 01/1986–12/1986 Six general hospitals (Adan, Amiri, Mubarak, Jahra, Farwaniya and Infectious Diseases) 1–69 17/6000 0.3 (0.2–0.5) Taenia spp. Microscopy [ 83 ] Lebanon 01/1997–12/1998 & 01/2007–12/2008 Beirut on 116/14,771 0.8 d (0.7–0.9) Taenia spp.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(Francis et al, 1992;Jones et al, 1985) In this chapter, we discuss parasitic appendicitis. Enterobious vermicularis and Tenia sp are frequently found in the appendectomy specimens in Izmir, Turkey.…”
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confidence: 99%