Xanthogranulomatous Appendicitis with a Fulminant Course:
Report of a Case
Published: December 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.5230
Gaurav Kochhar, Sudipta Saha, Manoj Andley, Ashok Kumar, Ajay Kumar
1. Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India.
3. Professor, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India.
4. Professor, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India.
5. Director Professor, Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Gaurav Kochhar,
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Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a well-described entity with involvement of various body organs. But the involvement of vermiform appendix in the disease process is quite rare with only few cases are reported in literature. This case report describes a 50-year-old man, who was diagnosed as a case of acute appendicitis with appendicular lump on the basis of clinical history, physical examination, and hematological and radiological investigations. Patient underwent surgical interventions twice. But, he succumbed to the disease. We are reporting this case in view of rarity of the disease and the fulminant course, which has not been described in any other reports.
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