The main cause of appendicitis and obstruction of the lumen. In about 2 / 3 of cases, the light comes from blocked lymphatic hyperplasia, Coprolite, parasites, foreign bodies.
Respiratory Infections
may cause reactive hyperplasia of lymph follicles dellappendice that cause lostruzione and then set in motion the cause of the inflammatory process.
It should be remembered that lappend has a large amount of lymphatic tissue, compared to the rest of the colon.
The lymphatic tissue reacts with liperplasia (with subsequent obstruction of the appendicular lumen) at various disease states including extra-appendicular as respiratory infections, viral infections (mononucleosis, measles), typhoid, amoebiasis, mesenteric adenitis, chronic inflammatory diseases dellintestino, gastroenteritis etc..
Lostruzione causes increased intraluminal pressure causing damage to the vascular plexus, lymphatic stasis, edema and ischemia of the mucosa with an appearance of ulcers (acute catarrhal appendicitis). Lappend looks swollen, hyperemic with serous still lucid. (more…)
