Types
acute appendicitis
chronic appendicitis
mural fibrosis of appendix
Etiology
infectious appendicitis
- viral appendicitis
- adenoviral appendicitis
- CMV appendicitis
- bacterial appendicitis
- appendiceal typhoid
- fungal appendicitis
- parasitic appendicitis
- appendiceal histoplasmosis
- appendiceal helminthiasis
- pinworms
- appendiceal schistosomiasis
- Strongyloides stercoralis
dysimmunity
- Crohn appendicitis
- appendiceal ulcerous colitis
appendiceal vasculitis
- appendiceal periarteritis nodosa
- appendiceal Schönlein-Henoch purpura
References
Lamps LW. Appendicitis and infections of the appendix. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2004 May;21(2):86-97. PMID: #15807469#
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