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May Ingestion of Leachate from Decomposed Corpses Cause Appendicitis? A Case Report
Joint Authors
Santos, André Luis dos
Saddi-Rosa, Pedro
Domingues-Ferreira, Maurício
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The general consensus is that appendicitis is basically provoked by fecaliths or lymphoid hyperplasic obstruction.
Several studies based on histological diagnosis have not confirmed this hypothesis.
On the contrary, obstruction has been proved in only a minority of cases.
Diverse infections by parasites, bacteria, fungus, and noninfective agents have been associated with appendicitis in the medical literature.
We describe a firefighter, who ingested a small quantity of leachate from decomposing corpses while working and developed enteritis a few hours later, which lasted several days and evolved to appendicitis.
This case raises the possibility that the high quantity of bacteria concentration present in the leachate could have provoked enteritis and the subsequent appendicitis due to a direct effect of the bacteria on the appendix.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Domingues-Ferreira, Maurício& Saddi-Rosa, Pedro& Santos, André Luis dos. 2011. May Ingestion of Leachate from Decomposed Corpses Cause Appendicitis? A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Domingues-Ferreira, Maurício…[et al.]. May Ingestion of Leachate from Decomposed Corpses Cause Appendicitis? A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Domingues-Ferreira, Maurício& Saddi-Rosa, Pedro& Santos, André Luis dos. May Ingestion of Leachate from Decomposed Corpses Cause Appendicitis? A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-473793
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-473793