Saudi Journal of Medicine (SJM)
Volume-7 | Issue-08 | 407-408
Case Report
Tuberculous Appendicitis – A Rare Case Report
Dr. Natraj M, Dr. Adhiyaman M, Dr. Nisha Parveen, Dr. S P Burma, Dr. Vignesh S
Published : Aug. 4, 2022
Abstract
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis accounts for nearly 3 % of the total extra pulmonary cases. Tuberculous appendicitis is a rare type of gastro intestinal tuberculosis, seen only in 0.1 to 0.3% of cases. Here we present a tuberculous appendicitis case in a 20 year old female.
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