Jejunal perforation caused by schistosomiasis

Naorem Gopendro Singh; Abul Ala Syed Rifat Mannan; Mirza Kahvic; Farhan M.N. Alanzi

doi:10.1258/td.2010.090352

Jejunal perforation caused by schistosomiasis

Naorem Gopendro Singh, Abul Ala Syed Rifat Mannan, Mirza Kahvic, Farhan M.N. Alanzi

School of Medicine

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We report an extremely unusual case of jejunal perforation caused by adult schistosoma worm in a 49-year-old South Korean man who presented with acute abdomen. To our knowledge, this is the first case of jejunal perforation associated with adult worm of schistosoma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	191-192
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tropical Doctor
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/td.2010.090352
State	Published - Jul 1 2010

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