Al-Rawabdeh Sura M, Prasad Vinay, King Denis R, Kahwash Samir B
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
Case Rep Med. 2013;2013:498191. doi: 10.1155/2013/498191. Epub 2013 Sep 4.
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a well-described inflammatory process, which may involve any organ but is most frequently encountered in the gall bladder and the kidney. There are rare reports of xanthogranulomatous appendicitis (XA) in the adult population, but only one brief mention of such a diagnosis in a child. In this report, we describe the case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with clinical signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis necessitating appendectomy. Upon microscopic examination, the appendix showed the typical features of XA. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first well-described case XA in a noninterval appendix in a child. We also reviewed the limited medical literature on the subject.
黄色肉芽肿性炎症是一种已被充分描述的炎症过程，可累及任何器官，但最常发生于胆囊和肾脏。成人中关于黄色肉芽肿性阑尾炎（XA）的报道罕见，而儿童中仅有一例对此诊断的简短提及。在本报告中，我们描述了一名11岁男孩的病例，其表现出急性阑尾炎的临床体征和症状，需要进行阑尾切除术。显微镜检查显示，阑尾具有XA的典型特征。据我们所知，这是第一例详细描述的儿童非间隔期阑尾XA病例。我们还回顾了关于该主题的有限医学文献。
