Childhood appendicitis. A clinical profile.
Indian Pediatr
;
1993 Jan; 30(1): 97-100
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| ID: sea-11416
ABSTRACT
A study to assess the reliability of clinical symptoms and signs in 50 patients with a presumptive diagnosis of acute appendicitis is presented. The male to female ratio was 3 2, with age ranging from 2 to 15 years. Abdominal pain was present in 42; tenderness was localized in 35, generalized in 11 and diffuse in 4 patients. Total leucocyte count was above 11,000/cu mm in 31, below 11,000/cu mm in 17 and above 18,000/cu mm in 2. Of the 48 operated patients, 8 had normal appendices and the diagnosis in them was Meckel's diverticulitis 3, ruptured ovarian follicle 2, mesenteric adenitis 2, and salpingo-oophoritis 1. Abdominal pain and right iliac fossa tenderness with contributory investigations are the most reliable indicators of acute appendicitis with a false positive rate of 16.66% only.
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Asunto principal:
Apendicitis
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
/
Dolor Abdominal
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Niño
/
Preescolar
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Adolescente
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Errores Diagnósticos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Año:
1993
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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