Young Female With Lower Abdominal Pain

Adult Female with Abdominal Pain

CLINICAL SCENARIO A 42-year-old female presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, and a fever of 102°F. She described multiple recent male sexual partners, with inconsistent condom use. Her vital signs were unremarkable. Her physical exam was notable for moderate right lower quadrant tenderness to palpation. There was no cervical motion tenderness. The...

Lower Abdominal Pain/Suprapubic Pain

P. Gontero et al. (eds.), Problem Based Urology, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4634-6_2, © Springer-Verlag London 2013 Abstract The term “lower abdomen” refers to the portion of abdomen below the umbilicus in which three topographic regions can be identi fi ed: the hypogastrium in the middle and the left and right iliac fossa, both located lateral to the hypogastrium, in the left and right inferior pa...

A young boy with abdominal pain.

Young man with abdominal pain and right-sided abdominal fullness.

To cite: Meshikhes A-WN. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-215329 DESCRIPTION A 26-year-old man presented with a 5-day history of persistent central and right-sided dull abdominal pain with no associated symptoms. He had, at the age of 3 years, undergone a Duhamel procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease. On presentation, he was in no pain and his ...

Self limited disorder in a young female with fever, abdominal pain and lymphadenopathy: a case report

Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease is a rare, benign cause of lymphadenopathy that is often associated with fever, night sweats, and weight loss. The clinical and laboratory manifestation of Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease are similar to those of lymphoma, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and it is often mistaken for these disorders. Definitive diagnosis is accomplished by lymph node bio...