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Rare postoperative pancolitis following appendectomy: a case of Shigella and Enterobius vermicularis co-infection in a paediatric patient

This case report presents a rare postoperative complication of acute appendicitis in a five-year-old female caused by pancolitis due to a Shigella infection and an Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infestation. This case underscores the need for broad differential diagnosis and multidisciplinary management in paediatric patients presenting with abdominal pain, especially in the postoperative period.