16th July 2020

A 70-year-old female presents with left iliac fossa pain and a fever

A 70-year-old female presents with left iliac fossa pain and a fever. The pain is exacerbated by eating, and improves upon defecation. She is tender on palpation of the left iliac fossa, and bowel sounds are reduced. She has type 2 diabetes and hypertension, and takes metformin and amlodipine. She does not take any other regular medications and has no allergies. She has no family history of bowel pathology. She smokes 15 cigarettes a day and does not drink alcohol.

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