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appendicitis

Monday 29 December 2003

Definition: inflammation of appendix.

Types

- acute appendicitis
- chronic appendicitis

- mural fibrosis of appendix

Etiology

- infectious appendicitis

  • appendiceal typhoid
    • appendiceal actinomycosis
    • mycobacterial appendicitis
      • tuberculous appendicitis
  • fungal appendicitis
  • parasitic appendicitis

- dysimmunity

  • Crohn appendicitis
  • appendiceal ulcerous colitis

- appendiceal vasculitis

  • appendiceal periarteritis nodosa
  • appendiceal Schönlein-Henoch purpura

See also

- appendix

References

- Lamps LW. Appendicitis and infections of the appendix. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2004 May;21(2):86-97. PMID: 15807469

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