title: [The seasonal incidence of acute appendicitis].
abstract: The seasonal incidence of acute appendicitis in a black community is described. This phenomenon is explained and its implications for the aetiology and pathogenesis of this common disease are illustrated.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D044383:Black People; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013019:South Africa
vernacular_title: Die seisoenvoorkoms van akute appendisitis.