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. 2006 Jul 26:1:22.
doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-1-22.

Tubercular appendicitis--a case report

Sanjay Gupta  1 , Robin Kaushik, Amanjit Kaur, Ashok Kumar Attri
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Tubercular appendicitis--a case report

Sanjay Gupta et al. World J Emerg Surg. .

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the appendix remains a rarity despite the frequency of intestinal tuberculosis. We report a case of acute appendicitis that underwent appendectomy at our hospital, and the histopathology of the specimen revealed tuberculosis.

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Figure 1
Photomicrograph showing multiple epithelioid cell granulomas in the submucosa. The overlying mucosa is focally ulcerated. (H & E × 100).
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