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Summary
Human intestinal spirochaetosis is a well-established micro-organism existing in the colon. It is less commonly seen in the appendix, and rarely presents as acute appendicitis. We present a case of a man presenting with symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis. The literature on spirochaetosis presenting as acute appendicitis is also reviewed.
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Contributors JG: drafted article, collated information and images for case report. CB: critically revised article. DA: critically revised article, chose histology images and drafted histological entry into case report discussion. CP: chose patient for case report, was overall supervisor and critically revised article. All authors have approved final article and are accountable for the article.
Competing interests None declared.
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