A Case of Acute Appendicitis Associated with Enterobius Vermicularis.

, Kim, Do Hyoung; , Cheon, Joon Sung; , Kim, Jeong Goo; , Lee, Dong Ho; , You, Young Kyoung; , Lee, Hye Kyung; , Ahn, Chang Joon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 2006;22(1):54-57.

Kim, Do Hyoung , Cheon, Joon Sung , Kim, Jeong Goo , Lee, Dong Ho , You, Young Kyoung , Lee, Hye Kyung , Ahn, Chang Joon

¹Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
³Department of Surgery, Hong Seong Medical Center, Hongseong, Korea. csjcsy1@hanmail.net

Abstract

Enterobius vermicularis is one of the common parasites in the world. The infestation rate of Enterobius vermicularis is higher in children than in adults. Moreover, the egg-positive rate of Enterobius vermicularis is higher in the mentally retarded population. We report the case of a ten-year-old, mentally retarded boy, who was diagnosed as having acute appendicitis associated with Enterobius vermicularis.

Key Words: Enterobius vermicularis; Acute appendicitis