EREN ALTUN, Meltem AZATÇAM, Mustafa TEKİN, Veli AVCİ

Apendikste Tenya enfestasyonu: olgu sunumu

Taenia saginata, taeniazise sebeb olan zoonotik bir parazittir. Apandisitlerin etiyolojisinde parazitik enfeksiyonlar nadiren izlenir. Biz, bir haftadır karın ağrısı olan 29 yaşında erkek hasta olgusunu sunduk. Olguya apandisit tanısı kondu ve apendektomi yapıldı. Patolojik incelemesinde apendiks lümeninde Taenia saginata yumurtaları izlendi.

Taenia saginata is a zoonotic parasite causing taeniasis. Parasitic infection is a very rare etiology of appendicitis. We present the case of a 29 year old male who presented with abdominal pain for one week. He was diagınosed with having appendicitis and an appendectomy was performed. Patholıogy of the appendix showed Taenia saginata eggs in the lumen.

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