A - Catarrhal stage (The appendix is swollen, reddened and painful)
B - Seropurulent stage (Transition stage between A and C)
C - Destructive stage - Ulcerophlegmonosa appendicitis - The mucous membrane shows ulcers. Beginning of tissue destruction - Appendicitis empyematosa - Pus forms in the appendix - Appendicitis gangrenosa - The appendix slowly dies. Gangrene develops (Tissue destruction)
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