Tubercular appendicitis--a case report

World J Emerg Surg. 2006 Jul 26:1:22. doi: 10.1186/1749-7922-1-22.

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the appendix remains a rarity despite the frequency of intestinal tuberculosis. We report a case of acute appendicitis that underwent appendectomy at our hospital, and the histopathology of the specimen revealed tuberculosis.