Appendicitis
Epidemiology
Clinical features
Management
Complications
Source
Toronto Notes 2012
- Most common cause of acute abdomen after 5 yrs of age
Clinical features
- Low grade fever, anorexia
- Nausea, vomiting (after onset of pain)
- Abdominal pain, peritoneal signs
- Generalized peritonitis is a common presentation in infants/young children
Management
- Surgical
Complications
- Perforation
- Abscess
Source
Toronto Notes 2012