Acute Appendicitis Due to Enterobius vermicularis: Three Case Reports and Literature Review
Published: 2022-07-06
Page: 217-222
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
A. Elbakouri
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
A. Elwassi
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
Y. Eddaoudi *
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
M. Bouali
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
K. El Hattabi
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
F. Z. Bensardi
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
A. Fadil
Department of Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, University Hassan II, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Pinworm infection is highly contagious considered to be the most common helminth infection, The association of this parasitic infestation with pathogenesis of acute appendicitis had been studied for many years, and is still unclear. We present three cases of enterobiasis of appendix presented as acute appendicitis in whom emergency appendectomy was performed. The finding of E. vermicularis in appendectomy pathological specimens is a rare incident, parasitic infections rarely cause acute appendicitis.
Keywords: Appendix, acute inflammation, appendectomy, Enterobius vermicularis