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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis affecting the appendix.

H Grant·H Rode·S Cywes
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain. It has a much lower incidence than Yersinia enterocolitica, and most reports have emanated from Europe or North America. This report is about a patient with Yersiniosis affecting the appendix alone, in contrast to the usual picture of mesenteric adenitis or septicemia associated with this organism.

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H Grant, H Rode, S Cywes. 1994. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis affecting the appendix.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3468(94)90241-0

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