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  • Schistosomiasis Presenting ...
    Mosli, Mohammed H.; Chan, Wilson W.; Morava-Protzner, Izabella; Kuhn, Susan M.

    The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology, 01/2016, Letnik: 2016
    Journal Article

    The manifestations of schistosomiasis typically result from the host inflammatory response to parasitic eggs that are deposited in the mucosa of either the gastrointestinal tract or bladder. We present here a case of a 50-year-old gentleman with a rare gastrointestinal presentation of both schistosomal appendicitis and mesenteric thrombosis.