Unexpected schistosomiasis presenting as acute appendicitis in a migrant adult

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The patients described in the current manuscript have not been reported in any other submission. Written informed consent for publication was obtained from all patients. The case study was approved by the Local Advisory Board.

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AM and RM: reviewed the literature and wrote the manuscript; SG, SDC, VV, LC, LB, GG, provided clinical data. All authors gave final approval for publication.

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