Appendicitis-like syndrome owing to mesenteric adenitis caused by Salmonella typhi.
We report a 14-year-old girl who presented with signs of appendicitis and had her appendix removed. She subsequently proved to have mesenteric adenitis owing to Salmonella typhi which responded to treatment with ceftriaxone.
Likitnukul
Sasithorn
S
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. sasiq@hotmail.com
Wongsawat
Jurai
J
Nunthapisud
Pongpun
P
D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008640:Mesenteric Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*