Bilharzia or schistosomiasis is a tropical disease caused by parasitic worms. Several infectious pathogens (viruses, bacteria or parasites) may be involved in appendicitis. Acute appendicitis can be seen at any age and is one of the most frequent emergencies in digestive surgery. After malaria, schistosomiasis is the second most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease in Africa. When parasites are released by certain types of freshwater snails, they come into direct contact with people and cause infestation either through the skin or through the mouth affecting the digestive tract. Appendicular involvement is very rare in endemic areas, even exceptional in Western countries. Appendicitis is not specific to a parasite, but many parasites can be found during an appendectomy: pinworms, the most common in Europe, but also roundworms, taenia, amoebae, schistosomes. The appendix is inflamed or gangrenous, but is often healthy, the parasites being discovered incidentally. The role of parasites in the genesis of acute appendicitis is not clear. Appendicular schistosomiasis was first described in 1909, but remains a rare condition, although it has been reported from endemic areas. Appendicular schistosomiasis is a rare condition with an exclusively histopathological diagnosis. The urogenital, intestinal and hepatosplenic localizations are the most frequent while the other sites are extremely rare. Appendectomy must be followed by treatment with praziquantel to avoid the occurrence of complications. Herein we report a case of 20-year-old young man with appendicular schistosomiasis from and living in a tropical area. We discuss also, the place of this parasitosis in the genesis of appendicitis with a review of the literature.
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Appendicitis, Bilharzia, Schistosoma Haematobium, Praziquantel
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