Isolated Tubercular Inflammation of the Appendix: A Case Report

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health

Aniruna Dey¹  Riti T K Sinha² 

[1] Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, ESIC Medical College and ESIC Hospital & ODC (EZ), Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India;Visiting consultant, Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India;

关键词: appendicectomy;    appendicitis;    appendix;    granulomatous inflammation;    tuberculosis;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Isolated tuberculosis (TB) of the appendix is a rare occurrence. Its reported incidence is only 0.1-0.6%. The diagnosis is usually made only after histopathological examination of the resected specimen. The present case is of a 14-year-old male child who presented with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis and was operated on. He was diagnosed with TB of the appendix on histopathological examination with no detectable focus elsewhere in the body. We report this case because of its rarity. The current article also emphasizes the importance of histopathological examination of all appendicectomy specimens.

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