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case_images: Image of mesenteric granulations suggestive of tuberculosis
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: Appendicectomy and peritoneal cleansing were performed, and the specimen was sent for histopathological examination (Figures 1, 2).
case_images: Post-operative picture of the inflamed appendix
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: Appendicectomy and peritoneal cleansing were performed, and the specimen was sent for histopathological examination (Figures 1, 2).
case_images: Histological slide of an appendix wall containing epithelioid cell granulomas with foci of caseous necrosis. White arrows: Epithelioid cell granulomas, Yellow arrow: Caseous necrosis
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: Based on the location, the diagnosis of tubercular appendicitis was confirmed (Figures 3, 4).
case_images: Histopathologic aspects of tuberculosis: multiple epithelioid granulomas with giant cells (arrow)
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case_images: FIG4
case_images: Based on the location, the diagnosis of tubercular appendicitis was confirmed (Figures 3, 4).