Atypical acute appendicitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 24 Nov 2009 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Emergency Medicine Journal, volume 26, pages 856-856 (issn: 1472-0205, eissn: 1472-0213,

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Authors: S, Sinha; M C, Salter;

doi: 10.1136/emj.2008.067777

pmid: 19934126

Atypical acute appendicitis

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Abstract

A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a 6-day history of vomiting and left iliac fossa (LIF) pain. Physical examination revealed isolated LIF percussion tenderness. Blood tests showed an elevated white blood cell count and C-reactive protein. Abdominal …

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Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Male, Abdominal Abscess, Acute Disease, Humans, Fecal Impaction, Appendicitis, Child, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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