Case Report

Volume: 2 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jan 01, 1970 | Pages: 23 - 25 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report


Authors: Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi


Article Info

Authors

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi

University Diabetes Center, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh 11411, Saudi Arabia.

Publication History

Received: December 16, 2017

Accepted: January 01, 2018

Published: January 01, 1970


Abstract


Background: Acute appendicitis usually presents atypically in extremes of ages and can be associated with complications like perforation especially in the elderly and immunocompromised people. Case Presentation: We describe the case of an elderly lady with Type 2 diabetes, on long-term steroids for Sheehan's syndrome. She was found to have complicated acute appendicitis, that was ultimately treated with appendicectomy. Conclusion: Appendicitis can manifest atypically and can be complicated in the elderly and immunocompromised individuals like patients with diabetes. It should always be kept in the differentials of right iliac fossa pain.

Keywords: Diabetes, CAA (Complicated Acute Appendicitis), old age, case report


Pubmed Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

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Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1586 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. EJMCR. (1970), [cited December 25, 2024]; 01 (January 1970): 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

Harvard Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi (1970) Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. EJMCR, 01 (January 1970): 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

Chicago Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. "Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report." 01 (1970), 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi. "Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report." 01.January 1970 (1970), 23-25. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Muhammad Shoaib Zaidi (1970) Complicated acute appendicitis in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes: a case report. , 01 (January 1970), 23-25. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/1