Multidrug-resistant tubercular appendicitis: Report of a case

International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Afshin MoniriMohammad Reza Masjedi

Abstract

Acute tubercular appendicitis has remained a rare disease despite frequent cases of tuberculosis. The following study reports a patient with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pulmonary tuberculosis that developed acute appendicitis. Histopathology of the appendix was compatible with tuberculosis. The patient had a good outcome after surgery and medical therapy.

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Apr 27, 2021·Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases·Grant Hubbard, Walter Chlysta

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