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Case Report
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J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 2006;22(1):54-57.
- A Case of Acute Appendicitis Associated with Enterobius Vermicularis.
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Kim, Do Hyoung , Cheon, Joon Sung , Kim, Jeong Goo , Lee, Dong Ho , You, Young Kyoung , Lee, Hye Kyung , Ahn, Chang Joon
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1Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
2Department of Pathology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
3Department of Surgery, Hong Seong Medical Center, Hongseong, Korea. csjcsy1@hanmail.net
- Abstract
- Enterobius vermicularis is one of the common parasites in the world. The infestation rate of Enterobius vermicularis is higher in children than in adults. Moreover, the egg-positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis is higher in the mentally retarded population. We report the case of a ten-year-old, mentally retarded boy, who was diagnosed as having acute appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis.
Keywords :Enterobius vermicularis;Acute appendicitis
