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Schistosomal appendicitis in a Sudanese immigrant

Jordan K Webb and Graeme Thompson
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02654.x
Published online: 15 June 2009

To the Editor: A 27-year-old man who had recently emigrated from Sudan was admitted to our department with a 7-hour history of constant peri-umbilical pain.


  • Department of Surgery, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health, Melbourne, VIC.


Correspondence: jordan.webb@wh.org.au

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