Simultaneous acute appendicitis and pseudomembranous colitis in a pediatric patient. J La State Med Soc 2012;164(5):265-7
Date
02/01/2013Pubmed ID
23362591Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84874696384 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Acute appendicitis is a common cause for pediatric surgery, with an increasing incidence as this population ages. Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) from Clostridum difficle is being seen more frequently in pediatric patients, especially after treatment with antibiotics and in those with Hirschsprung's disease. Only three prior cases of appendicitis associated with PMC have been described in the literature, and all of them occurred in adult patients. Here, we describe the first documented pediatric case: a 16-year-old female who developed acute appendicitis while concomitantly being treated for suspected pseudomembranous colitis. We concur with previous authors that there may be an association between these two pathologies; furthermore, this association may not always be clinically apparent and may be both under-diagnosed and under-reported.
Author List
Vidrine SR, Cortina C, Black M, Vidrine SBAuthor
Chandler S. Cortina MD Associate Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Acute DiseaseAdolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Appendicitis
Appendix
Colonoscopy
Diagnosis, Differential
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tonsillitis