Author/Authors :
Mosli, Mohammed H Department of Community Health Sciences - Faculty of Medicine - University of Calgary - Teaching Research & Wellness (TRW) Building, Calgary, Canada , Chan, Wilson W Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Canada , Morava-Protzner, Izabella Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Canada , Kuhn, Susan M Department of Pediatrics - University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Abstract :
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.
