TB Research

Case Report: A Rare Co-Incidence Chronic Appendicitis with Koch’ Abdomen

Jitendra Kumar Saroj

Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging · 2022-10

Abstract

Appendicitis is a common disease while abdominal tuberculosis is rare. Diagnosing appendicitis is comparatively easier while for abdominal tuberculosis till date no definitive diagnostic tool is available. All Clinical, hematological and radiological only support the diagnosis but not confirm the diagnosis. In this study both appendicitis and abdominal tuberculosis were present simultaneously which is very rare incidence in medical literature.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Appendicitis
  • Abdominal tuberculosis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Abdomen
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Rare disease
  • Radiology
  • General surgery
  • Radiological weapon
  • Disease