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Intraperitoneal rupture of cysticercosal cyst mimicking appendicular perforation.

Singh RB, Pavithran NM, Bakshi N

Department of General Surgery Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

Anaphylaxis following intraperitoneal rupture of a cysticercosal cyst mimicking pelvic peritonitis secondary to appendicular perforation is reported. Human cysticercosis occurs following ingestion of Taenia solium eggs, usually from faecally contaminated food. A case of pelvic cysicercosis presenting with signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and peritonitis is reported, with plausible explanations for this unusual presentation.

Published 3 August 2006 in Trop Doct, 36(3): 180-1.
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