Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed

Infections caused by foodborne enteric pathogens including typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella species can mimic symptoms of acute appendicitis. The association between such bacterial pathogens and pathology-proven acute appendicitis has been described, but this link is poorly understood. Here we...

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Autores principales: Sartori, Daniel J., Sun, Katherine, Hopkins, Mary Ann, Sloane, Mark F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29033762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000479310
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description Infections caused by foodborne enteric pathogens including typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella species can mimic symptoms of acute appendicitis. The association between such bacterial pathogens and pathology-proven acute appendicitis has been described, but this link is poorly understood. Here we describe a case of a young man with typhoid fever presenting with histology-proven acute appendicitis requiring urgent appendectomy, and provide a brief review of relevant literature to prompt more widespread recognition of this rare cause of a common surgical emergency.
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spelling pubmed-56242332017-10-13 Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed Sartori, Daniel J. Sun, Katherine Hopkins, Mary Ann Sloane, Mark F. Case Rep Gastroenterol Single Case Infections caused by foodborne enteric pathogens including typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella species can mimic symptoms of acute appendicitis. The association between such bacterial pathogens and pathology-proven acute appendicitis has been described, but this link is poorly understood. Here we describe a case of a young man with typhoid fever presenting with histology-proven acute appendicitis requiring urgent appendectomy, and provide a brief review of relevant literature to prompt more widespread recognition of this rare cause of a common surgical emergency. S. Karger AG 2017-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5624233/ /pubmed/29033762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000479310 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title_full Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title_fullStr Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title_full_unstemmed Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title_short Typhoid Fever and Acute Appendicitis: A Rare Association Not Yet Fully Formed
title_sort typhoid fever and acute appendicitis: a rare association not yet fully formed
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29033762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000479310
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