Appendicitis is a common clinical problem but not specific to parasite. A 43-year-old patient consulted for digestive troubles, mostly acute abdominal pain, in the right part. Taenia saginata was found appendectomy. Different parasites were histopathological evaluation of appendix, Enterobius vermicularis, also Ascaris, Taenia, amoeba, and Schistosoma. Acute appendicitis proven by submucosal fi...

Hydatidosis is an endemic parasitosis in Tunisia. Primary ovarian localization is exceptional and doubtful. The treatment of choice is surgery consisting, when possible, in a radical laparotomic cystectomy. We report a case of a 32 year old woman affected by right ovarian hydatid cyst that has been treated by surgical cystectomy with good outcome. Etiologic factors, pathophysiology, clinical pr...

Paragonimiasis is an important re-emerging parasitosis in Japan. Although the lungs and pleural cavity are the principal sites affected with the parasite, ectopic infection can occur in unexpected sites such as skin and brain. This case report describes a patient with active hepatic capsulitis due to Paragonimus westermani infection. The patient was successfully treated with praziquantel at the...

Hydatid disease, an endemic in the cattle grazing areas, particularly in the Asian region, is a parasitic infection which is caused by the cestode tapeworm, Echinoccocus granulosus. There is involvement of the intra-abdominal organs apart from the liver, in 10-15% of the cases. We are reporting a case, wherein the appendix was involved with this parasitosis and we have discussed the review of t...

Ekbom syndrome, also called delusional parasitosis, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the patient’s conviction that he or she is infested with parasites. Patients with Ekbom syndrome usually seek care from family physicians. We report a case in which the diagnosis of Ekbom syndrome was delayed owing to the presence of bits of spiders in the first sample the patient provided of the inse...

Predominant or specific involvement of the eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth, anus and urethra (the body orifices) has not previously been reported in the literature on delusional parasitosis. Their involvement in the cases reported here is discussed in the context of the Hindu religio-cultural belief system which attaches special significance to these organs in the personal quest for physical, menta...