Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.

Typhoid and intestinal infestation with parasites are common and may co-exist especially in the tropics. Their synergistic acute abdominal presentation is rare. We here report a 38-year-old male who presented with complaints suggestive of enteric fever and signs of peritonitis. Following baseline in...

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Main Authors:	Ashwani, K, Pankaj, KG, Divya, S, Paras, KP, Vijay, KS
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Language:	English
Published:	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/1/14-MS1083_%2844-46%29.pdf

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spelling	ukm-66992016-12-14T06:41:57Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/ Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation. Ashwani, K Pankaj, KG Divya, S Paras, KP Vijay, KS Typhoid and intestinal infestation with parasites are common and may co-exist especially in the tropics. Their synergistic acute abdominal presentation is rare. We here report a 38-year-old male who presented with complaints suggestive of enteric fever and signs of peritonitis. Following baseline investigations, laparotomy was performed which proved to be a surgical surprise. A live tape worm was seen pouting out of the terminal ileal perforation. The clinical presentation and the stringent attention to preventive measures are discussed. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2013-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/1/14-MS1083_%2844-46%29.pdf Ashwani, K and Pankaj, KG and Divya, S and Paras, KP and Vijay, KS (2013) Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation. Journal of Surgical Academia, 3 (1). pp. 44-46. ISSN 2231-7481
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description	Typhoid and intestinal infestation with parasites are common and may co-exist especially in the tropics. Their synergistic acute abdominal presentation is rare. We here report a 38-year-old male who presented with complaints suggestive of enteric fever and signs of peritonitis. Following baseline investigations, laparotomy was performed which proved to be a surgical surprise. A live tape worm was seen pouting out of the terminal ileal perforation. The clinical presentation and the stringent attention to preventive measures are discussed.
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author	Ashwani, K Pankaj, KG Divya, S Paras, KP Vijay, KS
spellingShingle	Ashwani, K Pankaj, KG Divya, S Paras, KP Vijay, KS Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
author_facet	Ashwani, K Pankaj, KG Divya, S Paras, KP Vijay, KS
author_sort	Ashwani, K
title	Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
title_short	Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
title_full	Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
title_fullStr	Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
title_full_unstemmed	Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
title_sort	synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.
publisher	Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6699/1/14-MS1083_%2844-46%29.pdf
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Synergistic typhoid and taenia solium intestinal perforation.

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