Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2021; 9(29): 8782-8788
Published online Oct 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8782
Samonella typhi infection-related appendicitis: A case report
Bo-Hao Zheng, Wei-Ming Hao, Hung-Chen Lin, Guo-Guo Shang, Han Liu, Xiao-Jian Ni
Bo-Hao Zheng, Han Liu, Xiao-Jian Ni, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Wei-Ming Hao, Hung-Chen Lin, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Guo-Guo Shang, Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Liu H and Ni XJ designed the case report; Zheng BH, Hao WM, and Lin HC analyzed and interpreted the patient data, and wrote the manuscript; Shang GG took the pathological examination; Zheng BH, Hao WM, Liu H, and Ni XJ participated in patient management; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81702586.
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Corresponding author: Xiao-Jian Ni, MD, PhD, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China. nixiaojian13154@126.com
Received: June 7, 2021
Peer-review started: June 7, 2021
First decision: June 25, 2021
Revised: July 5, 2021
Accepted: August 2, 2021
Article in press: August 2, 2021
Published online: October 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common acute abdominal emergencies around the world, which is always associated with infection. Infection with Salmonella typhi, an enteric pathogen, is a rare cause of acute appendicitis. We here report a patient with acute appendicitis associated with Samonella typhi infection, accompanied by spleen and kidney infarction, providing a rare example for a common surgical emergency. This case might remind emergency doctors that the etiology of appendicitis needs to be clarified to give appropriate treatment to patients with appendicitis.