Disseminated intravascular coagulation with peripheral gangrene complicating acute appendicitis

Abstract

A case is reported of acute appendicitis complicatrd by disseminated intravascular coagulation and spasm of the peripheral arleries, which led to bilateral amputation of the feet. The cause of the complication is supposed to be endotoxaemia. The possibility of inhibited function of the patient's reticirlo-endotheliai system is suggested.

Successful surgical management of non-perforating acute appendicitis with septic disseminated intravascular coagulation: A case report and review of the literature

“…To the best of our knowledge, non-perforating acute appendicitis with septic DIC is extremely rare, and only a few cases have been reported; only 3 [[8], [9], [10]] and 10 cases [[11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20]] are reported in the English and Japanese literature, respectively. Fourteen cases, including the present case of non-perforating acute appendicitis with septic DIC, were reviewed in the present study (Table 1).…”