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Query: UMLS:C0153429 (Meckel's diverticulum)
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We report a child of elongated retrocecal appendicitis who presented with abdominal pain over the right upper quadrant and circular skin erythema over the right flank. Sonography showed an elongated tubular structure over the right abdomen. By the location, relationship to adjacent tissue and origin of tubular structure, the sonographic findings were differentiated from those of other similar diseases, such as colonic duplication or Meckel's diverticulum. This case illustrates retrocecal appendicitis should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses for earlier surgical intervention if a patient exhibits such atypical clinical manifestations accompanied with an elongated tubule structure of the right abdomen by sonography.
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PMID:Atypical manifestations of acute retrocecal appendicitis in a child. 1692 35

We present a case of a 4-year-old girl with abdominal angiostrongyliasis who presented with persistent fevers, hepatosplenomegaly, acute abdominal pain, and eosinophilia. Computed tomography scan identified thickening of the ascending colon with a narrowed lumen. Endoscopic evaluation revealed ulcerations and erythema in the ascending colon. The microscopic findings in biopsies included active chronic inflammation with prominent eosinophils and granulomas. A subset of granulomas contained the eggs of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The definitive method of diagnosing A costaricensis is histology; peripheral blood serology has low specificity and the stool from infected patients does not contain eggs or larvae. Pathologists from endemic regions (Central and South America) are familiar with the typical histologic changes; however, because of increasing global travel, all pathologists should become familiar with A costaricensis, which may mimic common gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease, appendicitis, and Meckel's diverticulum.
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PMID:Abdominal Angiostrongyliasis: A Presentation of Eosinophilic Granulomatous Colitis. 2927 74