TY - JOUR ID - 47840 TI - Enterobius Vermicularis Infestation Causing Appendiceal Diverticulitis JO - Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research JA - ACRR LA - en SN - AU - Demirli Atici, Semra AU - Kaya, Tayfun AU - Solakoglu Kahraman, Dudu AU - Emiroğlu, Mümin AD - Department of General Surgery, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Yenişehir/Konak/İzmir, Turkey AD - Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Yenişehir/Konak/İzmir, Turkey Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 114 EP - 117 KW - Enterobius vermicularis KW - appendiceal diverticulitis KW - Diverticulitis KW - Appendicitis DO - 10.30476/acrr.2021.92776.1115 N2 - Enterobius vermicularis is one of the parasitic diseases involved in the etiology of acute appendicitis. Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare clinical condition that often presents with the clinical manifestations of acute appendicitis. A 57-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain and loss of appetite. The patient, whose physical examination and imaging modalities were compatible with acute appendicitis, was hospitalized. An explorative laparotomy showed findings consistent with acute appendicitis, and an appendectomy was performed. No problem was seen during the postoperative follow-up of the patient, and she was discharged with healing. The examination of the pathology specimen revealed the coexistence of appendiceal diverticulitis and E. vermicularis. Although many cases of acute appendicitis due to E. vermicularis infestation have been reported, the coexistence of appendiceal diverticulitis with E. vermicularis has not been reported in the literature. Histopathological confirmation was vital as the necessary anthelmintic treatment was prescribed to the patient and her close contacts, averting the spread of infection. UR - https://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_47840.html L1 - https://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_47840_f7549049589305282adb04355a7049fb.pdf ER -