Tuberculous colon perforation mimicking acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literature

Autor:	Daoud Nabil, El-Rifai Nahida, Gottrand Frédéric, Harissi Hassan, Leteurtre Emmanuelle
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain business.industry Exploratory laparotomy acute appendicitis General surgery medicine.medical_treatment intestinal tuberculosis Perforation (oil well) abdominal pain Case Report Pediatric age Case Reports General Medicine INTESTINAL TUBERCULOSIS 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Acute appendicitis Medicine Presentation (obstetrics) medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Clinical Case Reports
ISSN:	2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.1795
Popis:	Key Clinical Message Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition encountered in the pediatric age group but the clinical presentation could be misleading. This highlights the importance of exploratory laparotomy even in the absence of systemic manifestations in order not to miss a serious underlying pathology such as intestinal tuberculosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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