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
