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Primary tuberculosis of the appendix: A rare cause of a common disease
BJ Sharath Chandra, TU Girish, PB Thrishuli, HG Vinay
Department of General Surgery, JSS Medical College Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
H G Vinay
Department of General Surgery, JSS Medical College Hospital, JSS University, Mysore - 570 004, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.118619
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Tuberculosis is still a common infection in India. Although the ileocecal region is the most affected part in intestinal tuberculosis, acute tuberculous appendicitis is quite a rare entity. Our case report highlights a rare presentation of tuberculosis and a brief review of literature. |
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