TUBERCULOSIS OF APPENDIX- A RARE FINDING AND CASE REPORT

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is a common clinical entity presenting as
acute abdomen to a general surgeon. In its commonest
presentation the features of pain in right iliac fossa, vomiting
and fever exist. It is invariably a lone lesion of the abdomen
and not a part of a generalized abdominal disorder.
Appendicitis is a rare initial presentation in case of
Tuberculosis. Here we report a case of acute appendicitis
with appendix being the lone organ affected with tuberculosis
with a retrospective analysis of the same in our institution in
the last 3 years.
Keyword :Appendicitis, Tuberculosis