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Differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children and adolescents

Differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children and adolescents
Abdominal causes
Gastrointestinal
  • Appendiceal neoplasm
  • Gastroenteritis (Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter)
  • Mesenteric adenitis
  • Omental torsion
  • Constipation
  • Perforated ulcer
  • Intussusception
  • Small bowel obstruction
  • Crohn disease
  • Meckel diverticulitis
  • Cecal diverticulitis
  • Typhlitis
  • Pancreatitis
Gynecological
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Ruptured ovarian follicle or cyst (Mittelschmerz)
  • Ovarian torsion
Obstetrical
  • Placental abruption
  • Uterine rupture
  • Labor
  • Severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome (midline or right upper quadrant pain)
  • Intraamniotic infection
  • Round ligament pain
Genitourinary
  • Testicular torsion
  • Nephritis
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Renal colic (stone, ureteropelvic junction obstruction)
Other
  • Sickle cell crisis
  • Mesenteric adenitis
  • Primary peritonitis
Extra-abdominal causes
  • Pneumonia
  • Hemolytic uremic syndromes
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • IgA vasculitis (previously Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
  • Streptococcal pharyngitis
This table provides the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children and adolescents. For clinical features and differential diagnosis of appendicitis in neonates (0 to 30 days old) and young infants (<1 year old), refer to UpToDate content on clinical manifestations of appendicitis in children.
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