A rare cause of acute appendicitis: Infestation of enterobius vermicularis

Key Findings & Data:A 35-year-old female patient applied with the complaints ofabdominal pain and nausea, and hospitalized with the presumptive diagnosis of acuteappendicitis.

💡

Conclusion & Impact:Herein, a case report of acute appendicitis caused by enterobius vermicularis is presented.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is the result of obstruction of appendiceal lumen. Although fecalimpaction and lymphoid hyperplasia are the most common causes of the luminal obstruction, parasitic infections can also be the reason of luminal obstruction and cancause acute appendicitis. A 35-year-old female patient applied with the complaints ofabdominal pain and nausea, and hospitalized with the presumptive diagnosis of acuteappendicitis. Explorative laparatomy was performed. Operative findings were consistent with acute appendicitis and appendectomy was perfomed. The patient’s postoperative course was unremarkable and she was discharged on postoperative 2nd day. Thepathology was reported as acute appendicitis caused by infestation of Enterobiusvermicularis. Herein, a case report of acute appendicitis caused by enterobius vermicularis is presented.

Özet

Akut apandisit, appendiks lümeninin tıkanması sonucu gelişmektedir. Fekal impaksiyon ve lenfoid hiperplazi lüminal obstrüksiyonun en sık görülen nedenleri olsa da parazitik enfeksiyonlar da lüminal obstrüksiyona yol açarak akut apandisite yol açabilmektedir. Otuz beş yaşında kadın hasta karın ağrısı ve bulantı yakınmaları ile başvurmuş olup, akut apandisit ön tanısı ile interne edilmiştir. Eksploratif laparotomi yapılmıştır. Operatif bulgular akut apandisit ile uyumlu olarak bulunmuş ve appendektomi yapılmıştır. Hastanın postoperatif dönemi komplikasyonsuz olup, hasta postoperatif 2. günde taburcu edilmiştir. Patoloji sonucu, enterobius vermiularis enfestasyonu kaynaklı akut apandisit olarak raporlanmıştır. Bu olgu sunumunda, enterobius vermicularis kaynaklı akut apandisit olgusu sunulmaktadır.

🔖

Cite This Article

AYDIN, C., BALCI, B., ÇETİNDAĞ, Ö., ÜSTÜN, M., KARADENİZ, T., EMİROĞLU, M. (2022). A rare cause of acute appendicitis: Infestation of enterobius vermicularis. İzmir Tepecik Eğitim Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 28 - Sayı: 1, 69–71. https://ajindex.com/articles/558120

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

Open in New Tab ↗

↗New Tab

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (11)

Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. Longo Dan L, et al. (eds). 18th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2012. p. Chapter 300. Singh JP, Mariadason JG. Role of the faecolith in modernday appendicitis. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013;95(1):48-51. https://doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13511609954851
De Silva DF, Da Silva RJ, Da Silva MG, et al. Parasitic infection of the appendix as a cause of acute appendicitis. Parasitol Res. 2007;102:99-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0735-0
Arca MJ, Gates RL, Groner JI, Hammond S, Caniano DA. Clinical manifestations of appendiceal pinworms in children: an institutional experience and a review of the literature. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004;20:372-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1151-5
Humes DJ, Simpson J. Acute appendicitis. Br Med J. 2006;333:530-4. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE
Sodergren MH, Jethwa P, Wilkinson S, Kerwat R. Presenting features of Enterobius vermicularis in the vermiform appendix. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2009;44(4):457-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365520802624227 Wiebe BW. Appendicitis and Enterobius vermicularis. Scand J Gastroenterol. 1991;26(3):336-8. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365529109025051
Yildirim S, Nursal TZ, Kayaselcuk F, Tarim A, Noyan T. A rare cause of acute appendicitis: Parasitic infection. Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(10):757-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540510012161
Kurt A, Çalık İ, Ömeroğulları Şener E, Akalp Özmen S, Gelincik İ. Appendektomi materyallerinde E.vermicularis. Van Med J. 2012;19(2):51-4.
Ramezani MA, Dehghani MR. Relationship between Enterobius vermicularis and the incidence of acute appendicitis. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2007;38(1):20-3.
Dahlstrom JE, Macarthur EB. Enterobius vermicularis: a possible cause of symptoms resembling appendicitis. Aust N Z J Surg. 1994;64:692-4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02059.x
Arslan E, Çağlayan K, Ercan U, Çağlayan E, Şahin S, Özdamar MY. Akut appendisitin nadir görülen bir nedeni: Enterobius vermicularis. Bozok Med J. 2015;5(4):66-8.
Nackley AC, Nackley JJ 2nd, Yeko TR, Gunasekaran S. Appendiceal enterobius vermicularis infestation associated with right-sided chronic pelvic pain. JSLS. 2004;8(2):171-3.