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Measles-associated appendicitis: two case reports and literature review
C Pancharoen1, P Ruttanamongkol, P Suwangool
1Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|August 30, 2001
Abstract:
We report 2 cases of appendicitis associated with measles. Four previously reported cases are reviewed. In all 6 patients typical measles rash appeared after removal of the appendix, which showed Warthin-Finkelday giant cells.