Appendiceal Orifice Inflammation in an 8-Year-Old Girl with Ulcerative Colitis Complicating Wilson's Disease

Gut Liver. 2010 Mar;4(1):126-8. doi: 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.1.126. Epub 2010 Mar 30.

Abstract

Appendiceal orifice inflammation (AOI) may occur as a skipped lesion in ulcerative colitis (UC). Cases of ulcerative colitis complicated by Wilson's disease have also been reported. We report herein a case of AOI that occurred as a missed lesion in an 8-year-old girl with UC complicating Wilson's disease, which is rare in children.

Keywords: Child; Hepatolenticular degeneration; Inflammatory bowel disease; Orifice of appendix; Ulcerative colitis.