Appendiceal perforation and shigellosis.
Appendiceal perforation and shigella enteritis were concomitantly observed in a 5-year-old boy. S. Sonnei was recovered from peritoneal exudate and faeces. This association must be kept in mind when treating patients with abdominal pain and gastroenteritis.
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012764:Shigella sonnei / Q000302:isolation & purification