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*[[Acute appendicitis]] - history is essential to differentiate. | |||
**An interval appendectomy may have active inflammation.<ref name=pmid35076982/> | |||
*[[Negative appendectomy]] - specimen should be [[submitted in toto]], no lymphoid hyperplasia, no chronic inflammation, history is essential. | *[[Negative appendectomy]] - specimen should be [[submitted in toto]], no lymphoid hyperplasia, no chronic inflammation, history is essential. | ||
*[[Adenovirus appendicitis]] - lymphoid hyperplasia. | *[[Adenovirus appendicitis]] - lymphoid hyperplasia. | ||