Isolated appendiceal typhlitis masquerading as perforated appendicitis in the setting of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
| Autor: | Jarod P. McAteer, Sabrina E. Sanchez, Joe C. Rutledge, John H.T. Waldhausen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Abdominal pain Childhood leukemia medicine.medical_treatment Neutropenia Gastroenterology Diagnosis Differential hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal medicine Pediatric surgery medicine Appendectomy Humans Child Chemotherapy business.industry General Medicine Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Appendicitis medicine.disease Appendix Surgery Typhlitis Leukemia medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Surgery International. 30:561-564 |
| ISSN: | 1437-9813 0179-0358 |
| Popis: | Abdominal pain is common during chemotherapy for childhood leukemia. Clinically differentiating typhlitis from appendicitis can be difficult. We present an 8-year-old boy with abdominal pain in the setting of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and neutropenia. Following appendectomy for presumed appendicitis, pathology revealed appendiceal typhlitis. Diagnostic and treatment considerations are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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