title: Tuberculous appendicitis.
abstract: Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is quite rare, representing only 3% of all extrapulmonary cases. Involvement of the appendix is rare, only occurring in about 1% of cases. It is usually secondary to tuberculosis elsewhere in the abdomen. A prompt diagnosis depends on a high index of suspicion as clinical signs may be nonspecific and microbiological confirmation is difficult. Histopathologic examination is often the only way to reach a diagnosis and to establish specific antibiotic therapy. In these cases, due to the absence of specific symptoms and signs, the diagnosis is delayed until after surgery.
authors: Department of General Surgery, Mohammed VI Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco. rabbanik2003@yahoo.fr
authors: Khalid
authors: K
authors: Rabbani
authors: Youssef
authors: Y
authors: Narjis
authors: Azzedine
authors: A
authors: Difaa
authors: Abdelouahed
authors: A
authors: Louzi
authors: Radouane
authors: R
authors: Benelkhaiat
authors: Benacer
authors: B
authors: Finech
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents