Acute intestinal obstruction from a granuloma due to Schistosoma hematobium in the appendix.

A case of acute intestinal obstruction due to a granuloma caused by Schistosoma haematobium in the appendix is presented. The patient came from a pure S. haematobium area and only S. haematobium eggs were identified. The granuloma turned the appendix into a cingulum that caused an intestinal strangulation.