The Great Masquerader

A 44-year-old diabetic man presented with complains of fever for 10 days, pain and swelling on right lower back for 5 days. He gave history of pain abdomen 4 weeks back, which subsided with over the counter pain killers in 2–3 days. Acute appendicitis has varied presentation and is very often consid...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery 2021-04, Vol.83 (2), p.593-594
Main Authors: Soni, Amit, Nagpal, Shavi, Mittal, Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendicitis
Cardiac Surgery
Diabetics
Images in Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pain
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Tazobactam
Thoracic Surgery
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Summary:A 44-year-old diabetic man presented with complains of fever for 10 days, pain and swelling on right lower back for 5 days. He gave history of pain abdomen 4 weeks back, which subsided with over the counter pain killers in 2–3 days. Acute appendicitis has varied presentation and is very often considered as a great masquerader since clinical diagnosis becomes difficult in many patients. This case depicts the very unusual anatomical pathway of collection extension following a complicated acute appendicitis.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-020-02311-x