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Mimicking the mimicker : a case of ileocecal schistosomiasis initially treated as ileocecal TB / Miguel Angelo D. Ang Co.

By: Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City Department of Internal Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 2016Description: photo (colored); (in folder)Content type:
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Summary: ABSTRACT: A 21-year-old female presented with abdominal pain with associated vomiting and enlarging abdominal girth. CT scan revealed circumferential wall thickening in the terminal ileum, cecum and ascending colon, a portion of the distal ileal segment is mildly dilated. She was treated as a case of GI TB until she developed small bowel obstruction and had undergo right hemicolectomy. Histopathologic report revealed Schistosoma eggs in the serosa of the resected bowel. She was referred to DOH and was treated with Praziquantel and was eventually discharged. Schistomiasis is a parasitic infection that is endemic to the Philippines and should also be considered as a differential diagnosis.
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Research Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Research MED20160015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R000591

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ABSTRACT: A 21-year-old female presented with abdominal pain with associated vomiting and enlarging abdominal girth. CT scan revealed circumferential wall thickening in the terminal ileum, cecum and ascending colon, a portion of the distal ileal segment is mildly dilated. She was treated as a case of GI TB until she developed small bowel obstruction and had undergo right hemicolectomy. Histopathologic report revealed Schistosoma eggs in the serosa of the resected bowel. She was referred to DOH and was treated with Praziquantel and was eventually discharged. Schistomiasis is a parasitic infection that is endemic to the Philippines and should also be considered as a differential diagnosis.

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