Bredesen J, Falensteen Lauritzen A, Kristiansen V B, Sørensen C, Kjersgaard P
Department of Surgery, Sundby Hospital, Denmark.
Acta Chir Scand. 1988 Oct;154(10):585-7.
The importance of Enterobius vermicularis in the pathogenesis of appendicitis is not known. The authors found Enterobius in 38 (12.5%) of 303 appendices removed from children. No evidence was obtained for a pathogenic effect of the parasite in appendicitis: Negative laparotomy was significantly more common in the infested group than in the other children. The findings support the theory that E. vermicularis can cause symptoms resembling true appendicitis viz. appendicopathia oxyurica.
蛲虫在阑尾炎发病机制中的重要性尚不清楚。作者在从儿童身上切除的303份阑尾标本中的38份（12.5%）中发现了蛲虫。没有证据表明该寄生虫在阑尾炎中有致病作用：在受感染组中，阴性剖腹手术比其他儿童更为常见。这些发现支持了蛲虫可引起类似真正阑尾炎症状的理论，即尿酸蛲虫性阑尾病。
