A link between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis has been investigated before, but newer research has not confirmed these findings. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

Familial Mediterranean fever can have nonspecific manifestations that mimic many common acquired disorders such as infections, acute appendicitis ... with arthritis and peritonitis symptoms ...

Legend: Site = site of the pain; WBC = white blood cell count prior to surgery; EA = Epiploic appendagitis; RLQ = right lower quadrant; LLQ = left lower quadrant; NPF = no pathological finding; n ...