Detection of etiological agents and histopathological changes associated with appendicitis
Joint Authors
Abd al-Aziz, Muhammad Sadiq
al-Fakki, Rihab al-Mahdi
Source
Journal of Science and Technology : in Natural and Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2012), pp.61-72, 12 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2012-06-30
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
In this descriptive hospital based study, appendix samples were collected from 74 patients after appendectomy.
These were fixed in 10% formal saline and prepared in paraffin blocks.
Sections were prepared and stained with four different methods: Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for general morphology, Gram stain for bacteria, Macchiavello’s stain for viral inclusion bodies and periodic acid- Schiff’s reaction for fungi.The age of patients ranged from 1-47 years (mean age 19.3) years; 81% of the cases occurred in patients below 30 years of age, with male/female ratio of 1.5:1.0.
Histopathologically, 48(64.8%) of the cases were diagnosed as acute appendicitis, 9(12.1%) as chronic appendicitis while 17(22.9%) of cases showed no detectable pathology.
Intranuclear inclusions (suggesting viral infection) were seen in 17 (23%) of cases; 10 (13.5%) of cases showed presence of bacteria, one case (1.3%) had parasites (Ascaris Lumbericoides), and none had fungal infection.
In conclusion the study indicated that acute appendicitis was more frequently encountered than chronic appendicitis and that bacterial and viral infections may be associated with appendicitis, especially the acute form.
The age group 11-20 years was the most frequently.
No relation was found between chili and lemon consumption and family history of appendicitis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Aziz, Muhammad Sadiq& al-Fakki, Rihab al-Mahdi. 2012. Detection of etiological agents and histopathological changes associated with appendicitis. Journal of Science and Technology : in Natural and Medical Sciences،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.61-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441083
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Aziz, Muhammad Sadiq& al-Fakki, Rihab al-Mahdi. Detection of etiological agents and histopathological changes associated with appendicitis. Journal of Science and Technology : in Natural and Medical Sciences Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jun. 2012), pp.61-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441083
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Aziz, Muhammad Sadiq& al-Fakki, Rihab al-Mahdi. Detection of etiological agents and histopathological changes associated with appendicitis. Journal of Science and Technology : in Natural and Medical Sciences. 2012. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.61-72.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441083
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 70-72
Record ID
BIM-441083