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APPENDICITIS

Appendicitis is a common cause of abdominal pain. However, the presentation is not always classic and a high index of suspicion is necessary. Affects any age group but is rare in infants, most common in adolescence and young adult years. Generally occurs from obstruction of the appendiceal lumen by lymphoid hyperplasia or a fecalith.

University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook, Fourth Edition, Chapter 15
http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter15/10-15.html
date accessed: 2002/02/28