Appendiceal Perforation and Shigellosis

J. A. Tovar; E. P. Trallero; J. Garay

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1060023

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Eur J Pediatr Surg 1983; 38(6): 419
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1060023

Appendiceal Perforation and Shigellosis

Perforierende Appendizitis und ShigelloseJ. A. Tovar , E. P. Trallero , J. Garay

Department of Paediatrics, Services of Paediatric Surgery and Bacteriology, Residencia Sanitaria "Ntra. Sra. de Aranzazu", San Sebastian, Guipúzcoa, Spain

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25 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Appendiceal perforation and shigella enteritis were concomitantly observed in a 5-year-old boy. S. sonnei was recovered from peritoneal exudate and faeces. This association must be kept in mind when treating patients with abdominal pain and gastroenteritis.

Zusammenfassung

Perforierende Appendizitis und eine Shigellen-induzierte Enteritis wurden bei einem fünf Jahre alten Jungen beobachtet. Aus der Peritonealflüssigkeit und dem Stuhl konnte Shigelle sonnei gezüchtet werden.

Key words

Appendicitis - Shigellosis

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Appendizitis - Shigellose