Granulomatous appendicitis (GA) is a rare form of appendicitis described to occur due to varieties of causes such as a foreign body, fungi, parasites, mycobacteria, Yersinia and Crohn’s pathology. Often a specific cause is indiscernible and this is designated as “idiopathic GA”. Few case series in adult population have reported the incidence of GA between 0.14% and 2% of appendectomies. There are only anecdotal case reports with no real cohort study of GA in children hitherto; clearly mentioning the incidence, or specific characteristics. We made an attempt to determine the incidence and characteristics of the cases of GA operated in children at a single tertiary care institution.
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