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Case Reports
. 1983 Dec;38(6):419.
doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1060023.

Appendiceal perforation and shigellosis

J A Tovar, E P Trallero, J Garay
Case Reports

Appendiceal perforation and shigellosis

J A Tovar et al. Z Kinderchir. 1983 Dec.

Abstract

Appendiceal perforation and shigella enteritis were concomitantly observed in a 5-year-old boy. S. Sonnei was recovered from peritoneal exudate and faeces. This association must be kept in mind when treating patients with abdominal pain and gastroenteritis.

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