Episodic Abdominal Pain-An Unexpected Cause for a Common Clinical Problem.
J Gen Intern Med 2024:10.1007/s11606-024-08709-7. [PMID:
38503933 DOI:
10.1007/s11606-024-08709-7]
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Abstract
A previously healthy 55-year-old male patient presented repeatedly to the emergency department with severe episodic periumbilical abdominal pain. After an extensive diagnostic work-up and subsequent clinical deterioration, appendiceal diverticulitis was diagnosed. We identified a correlation of white blood cell counts and possibly faecal calprotectin with the clinical presentation. We suggest that appendiceal diverticulitis should be considered in middle-aged patients with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain that correlate with laboratory markers of inflammation.
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