Appendicular abscess laboratory findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Laboratory findings
Blood Tests
- CBC with differential: Leukocytosis (range between 10,500 to 35,00O/mm3)
- Blood culture: Low sensitivity to diagnose causative organism in appendicular abscess as shows positivity in few cases, but it helps to distinguish abscesses from sterile and provide guidance for selection of antibiotics.