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Schistosoma Japonicum-Like Eggs in the Appendix of an Inhabitant of Java, Indonesia

A CASE REPORT^*

The second case of autochthonous Schistosoma japonicum-like infection in man from Indonesia is reported. An appendectomy was performed on a 34-year-old inhabitant of Java of Chinese heritage. Microscopic examination of the necrotic appendix revealed S. japonicum-like eggs in the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa layers. There were many degenerated and mineralized eggs, some of which were within giant cells and/or surrounded by scar tissue.

Accepted for publication May 3, 1980.

^* This study was supported by funds provided by the Indonesian National Institute for Health Research and Development and the Naval Medical Research and Development Command, Navy Department for Work Unit MR041.09.01-0141.

The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Indonesian Ministry of Health and the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.

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