Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis

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Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Jacinta
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Santos, Ângela, Clemente, Horácio, Lourenço, Augusto, Costa, Sandra, Grácio, Maria Amélia, Belo, Silvana
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Resumo: Acute appendicitis associated to Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infection has been found in patients submitted to urgent appendectomy at the Hospital Américo Boavida in Luanda. Due to the high prevalence and morbidity caused by schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis) in the country, we suspect that the involvement of Schistosoma infection on appendicular pathology could be very frequent, in particular for those individuals more exposed to the parasite transmission. We report two clinical cases of acute appendicitis whose surgical specimens of the appendix revealed S. haematobium and S. mansoni eggs in histological samples. The reported patients live in endemic areas and have been exposed to schistosome during childhood, which may explain the infection’s chronicity. Information of these clinical cases could be relevant, particularly for surgery specialists and clinical pathologists, due to the possibility of finding more patients with concurrent appendicitis and schistosomiasis.Keywords: Appendicitis/parasitology; Schistosomiasis; Angola; África.
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spelling Schistosomiasis and Acute AppendicitisSchistosomose e Apendicite AgudaAcute appendicitis associated to Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infection has been found in patients submitted to urgent appendectomy at the Hospital Américo Boavida in Luanda. Due to the high prevalence and morbidity caused by schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis) in the country, we suspect that the involvement of Schistosoma infection on appendicular pathology could be very frequent, in particular for those individuals more exposed to the parasite transmission. We report two clinical cases of acute appendicitis whose surgical specimens of the appendix revealed S. haematobium and S. mansoni eggs in histological samples. The reported patients live in endemic areas and have been exposed to schistosome during childhood, which may explain the infection’s chronicity. Information of these clinical cases could be relevant, particularly for surgery specialists and clinical pathologists, due to the possibility of finding more patients with concurrent appendicitis and schistosomiasis.Keywords: Appendicitis/parasitology; Schistosomiasis; Angola; África.A ocorrência de casos de apendicite aguda causada por Schistosoma haematobium e S. mansoni é uma situação clínica que tem vindo a ser observada em doentes submetidos a apendicectomia na urgência do Hospital Américo Boavida em Luanda. Atendendo à prevalência e morbilidade da schistosomose (ou bilharziose) no país, admitimos que esta infeção parasitária seja um fator causal muito frequente de apendicite, particularmente nas populações mais expostas à transmissão. Descrevemos dois casos de apendicite aguda associada à presença de ovos destas espécies de Schistosoma atingindo a mucosa do apêndice visíveis por histologia, em doentes naturais de zonas endémicas de Angola, com exposição precoce aos parasitas, o que justifica a cronicidade da infeção. Consideramos que a divulgação destes casos será particularmente relevante para as equipas de cirurgia geral e de anatomopatologia, atendendo à necessidade de execução sistemática de exames histológicos em todas as peças operatórias relacionadas.Palavras-chave: Apendicite/ parasitologia; Schistosomose; Angola; África.Ordem dos Médicos2014-06-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/5150oai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/5150Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 27 No. 3 (2014): May-June; 396-399Acta Médica Portuguesa; Vol. 27 N.º 3 (2014): Maio-Junho; 396-3991646-07580870-399Xreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/5150https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/5150/3969Figueiredo, JacintaSantos, ÂngelaClemente, HorácioLourenço, AugustoCosta, SandraGrácio, Maria AméliaBelo, Silvanainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-12-20T11:04:14Zoai:ojs.www.actamedicaportuguesa.com:article/5150Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:19:02.300062Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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Schistosomose e Apendicite Aguda
title Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
spellingShingle Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
Figueiredo, Jacinta
title_short Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
title_full Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
title_fullStr Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
title_full_unstemmed Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
title_sort Schistosomiasis and Acute Appendicitis
author Figueiredo, Jacinta
author_facet Figueiredo, Jacinta
Santos, Ângela
Clemente, Horácio
Lourenço, Augusto
Costa, Sandra
Grácio, Maria Amélia
Belo, Silvana
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Clemente, Horácio
Lourenço, Augusto
Costa, Sandra
Grácio, Maria Amélia
Belo, Silvana
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Santos, Ângela
Clemente, Horácio
Lourenço, Augusto
Costa, Sandra
Grácio, Maria Amélia
Belo, Silvana
description Acute appendicitis associated to Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infection has been found in patients submitted to urgent appendectomy at the Hospital Américo Boavida in Luanda. Due to the high prevalence and morbidity caused by schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis) in the country, we suspect that the involvement of Schistosoma infection on appendicular pathology could be very frequent, in particular for those individuals more exposed to the parasite transmission. We report two clinical cases of acute appendicitis whose surgical specimens of the appendix revealed S. haematobium and S. mansoni eggs in histological samples. The reported patients live in endemic areas and have been exposed to schistosome during childhood, which may explain the infection’s chronicity. Information of these clinical cases could be relevant, particularly for surgery specialists and clinical pathologists, due to the possibility of finding more patients with concurrent appendicitis and schistosomiasis.Keywords: Appendicitis/parasitology; Schistosomiasis; Angola; África.
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