Acute isolated tuberculous appendicitis.
Non-pulmonary tuberculosis is found with different frequencies in different countries of the world. It is said to constitute about 4% of all tuberculosis cases in Poland, about 25% in England and Wales and about 17% in the USA. It seems that these differences are the result of differences in rates of diagnosis and registration of new tuberculosis cases. This in turn is influenced by public health funding in the individual countries. In this work, we present a case of acute, isolated, tuberculous inflammation of the appendix. We call attention to the fact that pre-operative diagnosis is practically impossible. Clinical symptoms do not point to inflammatory changes. Only surgical evaluation, and especially the result of histopathological examination make it to possible to establish the final diagnosis to initiation of anti-tuberculous treatment.
Wyrobiec
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Department of Histology and Embryology, Silesian University School of Medicine, Zabrze, and Department of Surgery, Community Hospital, Jaworzno, Poland. grzewyr@interia.pl
Sandelewski
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Głowacka
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M
Kurek
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D000328:Adult; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D000583:Amikacin