An Uncommon Case of Chronic Tubercular Appendicitis
Open Access
- 16 November 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Case Reports in Pathology
- Vol. 2015, 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/534838
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease that ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide, after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, primary TB of the appendix is rare and may or may not be associated with specific clinical features. Thus, diagnosis is made only after histopathological examination. It suggests that all surgically removed appendices should be subjected to histopathological examination. This reported case is an uncommon case of chronic tubercular appendicitis.Keywords
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