Open AccessSuspicious Yersinia granulomatous enterocolitis mimicking appendicitis
Author(s) -
Tom Richardson,
Michael Jones,
Youssaf Akhtar,
James Pollard
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-224177
Subject(s) - medicine , iliac fossa , appendicitis , presentation (obstetrics) , appendix , enterocolitis , abdominal pain , abscess , right hemicolectomy , surgery , general surgery , radiology , colorectal cancer , paleontology , cancer , biology
We present the case of a fit and well 12-year-old boy who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of appendicitis. On laparoscopy, he was found to have a sinister-looking right iliac fossa mass with associated mesenteric lymphadenopathy. He proceeded to have an oncological right hemicolectomy, while the subsequent histology returned an unexpected result. The aim of this report is to highlight an unusual and complex clinical presentation in a young patient presenting with right iliac fossa pain.