Perforated acute appendicitis in a patient with AIDS/HIV infection: report of a case.
We report herein the case of a 40-year-old man with AIDS who was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain, fever, and chills. He underwent an emergency laparotomy which revealed a perforated appendix with suppurative peritonitis. An appendectomy with peritoneal drainage was carried out, but the postoperative course was complicated by fever without leukocytosis; however, he gradually improved following treatment with intravenous antibiotics, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and immunoglobulins, and made a complete recovery. His postoperative course demonstrates the effectiveness of this treatment regimen for patients with AIDS complicated by infection without an increase in the white blood cell count (WBC).
Mohri
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First Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Akamo
Y
Y
Takeyama
H
H
Mizokami
M
M
Yuasa
H
H
Mizuno
I
I
Shinagawa
N
N
Manabe
T
T
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015377:Cilastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000628:therapy; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
D004338:Drug Combinations; D015377:Cilastatin; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D015378:Imipenem; D000077728:Cilastatin, Imipenem Drug Combination