Abstract

NAIDOO, S; DU TOIT, R  and  BHYAT, A. Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2016, vol.54, n.3, pp.51-52. ISSN 2078-5151.

Typical cases of acute appendicitis have excellent treatment outcomes, if managed appropriately.¹ We discuss an unusual case of perforated retrocaecal appendicitis that presented as a right thigh abscess without prominent abdominal symptoms, which highlights the lethal nature of advanced appendicitis even when appropriate surgical therapy is instituted.

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