A gastrointestinal system infectious disease that involves inflammation and infection of the appendix caused by the blockage of the lumen with a small, hard piece of stool, a foreign body or worms. Mucus backs up in the appendiceal lumen, causing bacteria that live inside the appendix to multiply. The infection has_symptom pain, in the upper abdomen initially and later in the lower abdomen, has_symptom nausea, has_symptom vomiting and has_symptom fever. (DO)
campylobacteriosis
Cecal Neoplasms +
Cholera Morbus
diverticulitis +
dysentery +
Enteritis +
Enterocolitis +
eosinophilic gastroenteritis
esophagitis +
gastritis +
inflammatory bowel disease +
mucositis +
peritonitis +
proctitis +
Typhlitis
Synonyms
Exact Synonyms:
Perforated Appendicitis
;
acute appendicitis
;
acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis
;
acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess
;
ruptured appendicitis