[A new symptom of acute appendicitis in school-age children].
In addition to the well-known classical symptoms of acute appendicitis the author of the article has revealed a characteristic feature of the disease in 63.2% of children from 6 to 14 years of age. It is the flexion and extension of the right foot toes during the palpation of the right iliac area. The degree of the symptoms is proportional to the severity of inflammation of the vermiform process.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D010173:Palpation; D014034:Toes / Q000502:physiology*