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Does preoperative leucocyte count predict the diagnosis and prognosis of acute appendicitis in children?
Does preoperative leucocyte count predict the diagnosis and prognosis of acute appendicitis in children?
In children with suspected appendicitis, neutrophilia supports the diagnosis while leucocytosis is associated with a higher rate of infection.
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Neutrophilia may support pediatric appendicitis diagnosis; leaves open whether leucocytosis predicts infection risk.
N V Doraiswamy (1979) studied this question.
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