Doudier B, Parola P, Dales J P, Linzberger N, Brouqui P, Delmont J
Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Center Hospitalo-Universitaire Nord, Marseille, France.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2004 Feb;10(2):89-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00805.x.
Millions of people originating from tropical areas now live outside the country of their birth. As a consequence, the number of cases of diseases imported from the tropics and being seen by European physicians in immigrants is growing. As an example of such diseases, schistosomal appendicitis is a specific trait of infection with Schistosoma haematobium and is an uncommon cause of appendicitis in non-endemic areas. Treatment requires anti-schistomal medication in addition to surgery. Physicians, including surgeons, need to be aware of the possibility of seeing atypical presentations of parasitic diseases in immigrant patients.
数以百万计来自热带地区的人现在生活在他们出生国以外的国家。因此，从热带地区输入并被欧洲医生在移民中发现的疾病病例数量正在增加。作为这类疾病的一个例子，血吸虫性阑尾炎是埃及血吸虫感染的一种特殊表现，在非流行地区是阑尾炎的罕见病因。治疗除了手术外还需要抗血吸虫药物。包括外科医生在内的医生需要意识到在移民患者中可能会遇到寄生虫病的非典型表现。
