title: Acute appendicitis presenting as acute diarrhea accompanying hypokalemia.
abstract: Acute appendicitis, characterized as periumbilical pain, migrating to the right iliac fossa, is one of the most common acute surgical conditions. It is usually diagnosed on the basis of clinical signs and symptoms. However, some patients may present atypically and are prone to be misdiagnosed. We report this first case of acute appendicitis who presented initially with complain of diarrhea accompanying hypokalemia. There have been no published data suggesting its existence in any parts of the world.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: 641998933@qq.com.
authors: Li Jun
authors: LJ
authors: Wang
authors: Emergency Department, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors: Samjhana
authors: S
authors: Basnet
authors: Department of Science and Education, Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics, Tianjin, China.
authors: Xiao Qin
authors: XQ
authors: Du
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors: Song Tao
authors: ST
authors: Shou
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged