Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq

The present study is conducted in Kirkuk city, Iraq; between July to December 2018. Within this period 197 resected appendix are examined to investigate the parasitic infections that may associated with appendicitis. Direct with concentrated methods are used in luminal content examinations. Also, h...

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Main Authors: Khulood Abdulmuttaleb Al-Saeedi, Fatima Shihab Al-Nasiri
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Published: Tikrit University 2019-12-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/452
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description The present study is conducted in Kirkuk city, Iraq; between July to December 2018. Within this period 197 resected appendix are examined to investigate the parasitic infections that may associated with appendicitis. Direct with concentrated methods are used in luminal content examinations. Also, histological examination of haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue sections is performed to diagnose the parasitic infections in the lumen and within the appendix tissue. The parasitic infection reported in 12.69% cases included four species, as well as a mixed infection. Entamoeba histolytica (trophozoite and cyst), Giardia lamblia (trophozoite and cyst), Cryptospordium sp.(oocyst) and Enterobious vermicularis (adult worm and ova) are recorded. The most common determined parasite is E. histolytica (8.63%). The parasitic infection within the resected appendix reported in females (8.12%) more than males (4.57%). The parasitic infections in the study are prevalent in patients within the age groups 13 to 18 years and 19 to 24 years (3.55% for each one).
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spelling doaj-art-fe6822d94b58487d8a40feb12ab306d72025-08-20T03:50:00ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262019-12-0124710.25130/tjps.v24i7.452Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, IraqKhulood Abdulmuttaleb Al-SaeediFatima Shihab Al-Nasiri The present study is conducted in Kirkuk city, Iraq; between July to December 2018. Within this period 197 resected appendix are examined to investigate the parasitic infections that may associated with appendicitis. Direct with concentrated methods are used in luminal content examinations. Also, histological examination of haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue sections is performed to diagnose the parasitic infections in the lumen and within the appendix tissue. The parasitic infection reported in 12.69% cases included four species, as well as a mixed infection. Entamoeba histolytica (trophozoite and cyst), Giardia lamblia (trophozoite and cyst), Cryptospordium sp.(oocyst) and Enterobious vermicularis (adult worm and ova) are recorded. The most common determined parasite is E. histolytica (8.63%). The parasitic infection within the resected appendix reported in females (8.12%) more than males (4.57%). The parasitic infections in the study are prevalent in patients within the age groups 13 to 18 years and 19 to 24 years (3.55% for each one). https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/452Appendicitisparasitesprotozoahelminths
spellingShingle Khulood Abdulmuttaleb Al-Saeedi
Fatima Shihab Al-Nasiri
Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Appendicitis
parasites
protozoa
helminths
title Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
title_full Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
title_fullStr Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
title_short Diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in Kirkuk city, Iraq
title_sort diagnosis of parasitic infections in vermiform appendix in patients with appendicitis in kirkuk city iraq
topic Appendicitis
parasites
protozoa
helminths
url https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/452
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