Intestinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual

testinal schistosomiasis presenting as large bowel perforation in an HIV-positive individual Case report (1845) Total Article Views Authors: Cadwallader RA, Shabalala N, Thirsk I Published Date July 2011 Volume 2011:2 Pages 105 - 107 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRTM.S18797 RA Cadwallader, N Shabalala, I Thirsk Ngwelezana Hospital, Empangeni, South Africa Abstract: Endemic to over 70 countries and resulting in 200 million infected individuals and 500,000 deaths each year, the Schistosoma trematode worm can result in multisystem morbidity. Bowel obstruction secondary to this parasite has previously been described, but we report the first case of schistosomiasis affecting the sigmoid colon and resulting in perforation in a male positive for human immunodeficiency virus.