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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr 24:5:5.
doi: 10.4314/pamj.v5i1.56193.

Foreign body causing perforation of the appendix in an African boy

Peter Hulme  1
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Case Reports

Foreign body causing perforation of the appendix in an African boy

Peter Hulme. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Foreign bodies in the appendix are a rare but well described clinical entity and may cause perforation. Presented here is the case of a 13 yr old Ugandan boy who had features of acute appendicitis, was sent for appendicectomy and during the operation was found to have perforation of the appendix due to a seed. The boy was treated with broad spectrum antibiotics and made an uneventful recovery.

Keywords: Africa; Appendicitis; foreign body; paediatrics; perforation.

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Figure 1:
The perforated appendix and seed
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