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'''Adenovirus appendicitis''' is a rare inflammatory condition of the [[appendix]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Rare type of appendicitis in children. | |||
*Presents as run-of-the-mill acute appendicitis. | |||
*Caused by ''[[Adenovirus]]''. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid17990936>{{cite journal |author=Grynspan D, Rabah R |title=Adenoviral appendicitis presenting clinically as acute appendicitis |journal=Pediatr. Dev. Pathol. |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=138–41 |year=2008 |pmid=17990936 |doi=10.2350/07-06-0299.1 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Lymphoid hyperplasia - key feature. | |||
*+/-Adenovirus inclusions; "smudge cells". | |||
Notes: | |||
*The classic finding of appendicitis (neutrophils infiltrating into the muscularis propria) may be absent.<ref name=pmid17990936/> | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://wiki.medpedia.com/Image:Ab14.jpg?filetimestamp=20091014175858 Smudge cell (medpedia.com)]. | |||
==IHC== | |||
*Adenovirus +ve = '''diagnostic'''. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Vermiform appendix]]. | |||
*[[Acute appendicitis]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Vermiform appendix]] | |||