A 60 yo man with severe abd pain in epigastrium + right hypochondrium, fever x 1 wk + fatigue + headache; chronic nonbloody loose diarrhea for past year, worse with high-fat diet. He reports no vomiting, weight loss, or cachexia. Read on for complete case:
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The patient does not drink alcohol or smoke; however, he consumes three to four cups of coffee per day. He suggests that his diarrhea may be caffeine-related, although he has not noticed changes when he varies his coffee intake. Colonic diverticulosis was detected incidentally 5 years ago through routine colonoscopy, when he was age 55 years . Because the diverticulosis was asymptomatic, no treatment was recommended.
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