Complicated acute appendicitis presenting as a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection of the abdominal wall: a case report

BACKGROUND: We report a case of a rare complication of acute appendicitis with perforation through the abdominal wall. The case points out that an intraabdominal origin should be considered in patients presenting with rapidly spreading soft tissue infections of the trunk. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-yea...

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Autores principales: Beerle, Corinne, Gelpke, Hans, Breitenstein, Stefan, Staerkle, Ralph F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5134067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27906036
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1122-1

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