An unusual presentation and complication of acute appendicitis.
A case history is presented to illustrate an uncommon complication of acute appendicitis which itself was overshadowed by an acute arterial embolus.
D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration; D013848:Thigh