Open AccessTyphoid appendicitis and ‘the man from Istanbul’
Author(s) -
Angelina Mendos,
Sanjay A Pai
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
national medical journal of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0970-258X
DOI - 10.25259/nmji_875_21
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , salmonella typhi , appendicitis , salmonella enterica , medicine , girl , enteric fever , serotype , salmonella , appendix , microbiology and biotechnology , general surgery , pathology , immunology , biology , bacteria , paleontology , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
We describe typhoid appendicitis in a 19-year-old girl. The appendix showed aggregates of macrophages in the mucosa and in the wall. Blood culture yielded Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. The presence of macrophages in an appendicectomy specimen should prompt the pathologist to consider the possibility of typhoid fever, even in the absence of supporting microbiological investigations.