Acute suppurative appendicitis. A rare associate of Crohn's disease.
A case is presented of acute suppurative appendicitis occurring with Crohn's disease. The association is rare (only five other cases described), but if diagnostic uncertainty exists, laparotomy should be performed early. If, at laparotomy for suspected appendicitis, Crohn's terminal ileitis is incidentally found, the appendix should be removed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D013492:Suppuration