Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis
Acute appendicitis is a common disease afflicting the pediatric population. There are textbook presentations of periumbilical abdominal pain that migrates to the right lower quadrant with following nausea, possible diarrhea, anorexia, fever and eventual sepsis. The abnormal presentations are difficu...
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| author | Michaela Gaffley Thomas Pranikoff Avinash Shetty |
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| description | Acute appendicitis is a common disease afflicting the pediatric population. There are textbook presentations of periumbilical abdominal pain that migrates to the right lower quadrant with following nausea, possible diarrhea, anorexia, fever and eventual sepsis. The abnormal presentations are difficult to sort at times and varying presentations have been noted. The differential should remain broad in evaluating patients as our case illustrates. Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Amyand hernia, Scrotal abscess |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a4c8acef05145d2ab3450b13fe6338c2022-12-22T03:14:56ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-05-0156Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitisMichaela Gaffley0Thomas Pranikoff1Avinash Shetty2Wake Forest School of Medicine, General Surgery, Winston-Salem, NC, United States; Corresponding author. 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27127, United States.Wake Forest School of Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesWake Forest School of Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Winston-Salem, NC, United StatesAcute appendicitis is a common disease afflicting the pediatric population. There are textbook presentations of periumbilical abdominal pain that migrates to the right lower quadrant with following nausea, possible diarrhea, anorexia, fever and eventual sepsis. The abnormal presentations are difficult to sort at times and varying presentations have been noted. The differential should remain broad in evaluating patients as our case illustrates. Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Amyand hernia, Scrotal abscesshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300555 |
| spellingShingle | Michaela Gaffley Thomas Pranikoff Avinash Shetty Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| title | Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| title_full | Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| title_fullStr | Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| title_short | Left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| title_sort | left scrotal abscess associated with perforated appendicitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620300555 |
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