Postpartum appendicitis manifesting as umbilical purulence.
The diagnosis of abdominal pain is often difficult in the intrapartum and postpartum states. We describe an unusual case of postpartum appendicitis complicated by appendiceal rupture, abscess formation, and enterocutaneous umbilical drainage.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249-7013, USA.
Scott W
SW
Irvine
Randolph S
RS
Devereaux
Henry E
HE
Wang
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014472:Umbilicus