A 21-year-old man presents with a 24-hour history of peri-umbilical pain that has migrated to the right iliac fossa. He is anorexic with nausea, low-g...

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A 21-year-old man presents with a 24-hour history of peri-umbilical pain that has migrated to the right iliac fossa. He is anorexic with nausea, low-grade fever and localised rebound tenderness in the right iliac fossa. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Acute appendicitis

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Mesenteric adenitis

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Crohn’s disease flare

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Renal colic

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Testicular torsion

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Acute appendicitis

A 21-year-old man presents with a 24-hour history of peri-umbilical pain that has migrated to the right iliac fossa. He is anorexic with nausea, low-grade fever and localised rebound tenderness in the right iliac fossa. What is the most likely diagnosis?