Salmonella Appendicitis in Renal Transplantation

Joint Authors

Sumrani, N.
Kleyman, S.
Distant, D.
Sanni, Aliu
Malone, Bethany

Source

Case Reports in Transplantation

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-09-04

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

While appendicitis remains one of the commonest surgical diseases, there are relatively few reports following renal transplantation.

A 33-year-old man was admitted with diarrhea, fever, and epigastric pain 7 years following a cadaveric renal transplant.

CT scanning confirmed a diagnosis of appendicitis which was removed within 24 hours of admission.

Histology and blood cultures following surgery confirmed Salmonella type b appendicitis.

Patient was safely discharged home 5 days following hospital admission.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Malone, Bethany& Kleyman, S.& Sanni, Aliu& Sumrani, N.& Distant, D.. 2013. Salmonella Appendicitis in Renal Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Malone, Bethany…[et al.]. Salmonella Appendicitis in Renal Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Malone, Bethany& Kleyman, S.& Sanni, Aliu& Sumrani, N.& Distant, D.. Salmonella Appendicitis in Renal Transplantation. Case Reports in Transplantation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469231

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-469231