Unusual presentation of a perforated appendicitis in a four-year-old girl - a case report from Yazd, Iran

Difficulties in the early diagnosis of appendicitis, particularly in children, often lead to complications, such as perforation of the appendix, within 36 hours of the onset of symptoms. A four-year-old girl presented to the Emergency Department at Shohadaye Kargar Hospital in Yazd (a city in cent...

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Main Authors: Mohammadhosain Afrand, Vajiheh Modaresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2014-02-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324269/