Question 80 · LEK · Acute appendicitis
A 12-year-old girl came with her father to the GP office. She complains of vomiting, intensifying abdominal pain which focuses in the hypogastric region. Her body temperature is 37.5 °C, she excreted a single soft stool earlier this day. On physical examination peritoneal signs can be noted. Which of the following is the most probable diagnosis?
- A. ulcerative colitis.
- B. urolithiasis.
- C. irritable colon syndrome.
- D. appendicitis.
- E. angina.
Hint
Combine the progressive pain moving to the lower abdomen, vomiting, low-grade fever and peritoneal signs.
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