Multidrug-resistant tubercular appendicitis: Report of a case

Abstract

Acute tubercular appendicitis has remained a rare disease despite frequent cases of tuberculosis. The following study reports a patient with multidrug-resistant (MDR) pulmonary tuberculosis that developed acute appendicitis. Histopathology of the appendix was compatible with tuberculosis. The patient had a good outcome after surgery and medical therapy.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• MDR TB
• Appendicitis