title: Granulomatous appendicitis in a child.
abstract: Granulomatous appendicitis (GA) is a rare inflammatory condition affecting the appendix. We report a pediatric patient with GA in which symptoms resolved after appendectomy. Although the colon was grossly normal by endoscopy, microscopic examination revealed colitis without granuloma formation. GA may represent a variant of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84113-1103, USA. john.pohl@imail.org
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pohl
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowichik
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deneau
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003092:Colitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome