Korean J Med.
2009 Apr;76(Suppl 1):S208-S210.
A case of imported Shigella sonnei infection complicated with acute appendicitis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College on Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. helppl@hallym.ac.kr
- 2Department of General Surgery, College on Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Shigellosis may mimic acute appendicitis clinically, but Shigella species rarely cause appendicitis. We experienced acute appendicitis with perforation caused by Shigella sonnei in a 24-year-old woman who had traveled abroad.
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