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Query: UMLS:C0036690 (
sepsis
)
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Infectious complications are not uncommon in children undergoing treatment for cancer. Abdominal pain, especially right lower quadrant pain secondary to appendiceal and cecal inflammation, is a major concern in immunocompromised hosts and a potential source of
sepsis
. The authors report the case of a child who developed acute perforative appendicitis requiring appendectomy while on preoperative chemotherapy for
Wilms tumor, stage IV
, favorable histology. Problems related to diagnosis and management of acute abdominal pain and infection in an immunocompromised child with an abdominal mass are discussed along with a review of the literature.
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PMID:Acute perforative appendicitis during preoperative chemotherapy for Wilms tumor. 1255 25
