Typhlitis: A Rare Appendicitis Mimic in a Young Healthy Female

Jonathan Vincent M Reyes; Salman B Syed; Tasur Seen; Nirali Sheth; Christopher Kowalczyk

doi:10.7759/cureus.15839

Typhlitis: A Rare Appendicitis Mimic in a Young Healthy Female

Cureus. 2021 Jun 22;13(6):e15839. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15839. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Jonathan Vincent M Reyes¹, Salman B Syed², Tasur Seen¹, Nirali Sheth¹, Christopher Kowalczyk¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, USA.
² Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, USA.

Abstract

Typhlitis, also known as neutropenic enterocolitis, is a rare but serious condition characterized by inflammation of the cecum causing right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain and fever. It typically affects immunocompromised patients with neutropenia, hematologic malignancies, AIDS, or those on immunosuppressive therapy. This is an entity that should be considered in any differential for a patient with febrile RLQ pain, not just those with obvious immunosuppression.

Keywords: appendicitis; c. diff colitis; enterocolitis; neutropenic colitis; right lower quadrant pain; rlq pain; typhilitis.

Publication types

Case Reports