Toxic appendicity revealed by purpuras fulminans in a child: About a case

Toxic appendicitis is a severe form of appendicular syndromes where clinical symptomatology is very noisy dominated by deterioration of the general condition with signs of hemodynamic instability. We report the observation of a 4-year-old girl admitted to an array of fulminan purpuras, for whom the...

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Main Author: Hind Cherrabi, Ivon Ribarova, Ivan Inkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2020-03-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.mdpub.net/index.php?fulltxt=18113&fulltxtj=172&fulltxtp=172-1542724148.pdf
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Summary:Toxic appendicitis is a severe form of appendicular syndromes where clinical symptomatology is very noisy dominated by deterioration of the general condition with signs of hemodynamic instability. We report the observation of a 4-year-old girl admitted to an array of fulminan purpuras, for whom the etiological report revealed toxic appendicitis. The treatment consisted of a hospitalization in the intensive care unit for the conditioning and stabilization of his severe sepsis. Intraoperative exploration revealed a punctate appendage perforated at its tip, with no obvious peritoneal collection. An appendectomy was performed, and three Ascaris's worms contained along the small hail were found and extracted through the appendicectomy port.
ISSN:2534-9821