Abstract:A 35-year-old gentleman presented with epigastric pain and bilious emesis. He also endorsed urinary frequency, non-bloody diarrhea and diffuse bone pain. On physical examination he had epigastric tenderness and multiple hyperpigmented skin lesions.
An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple diverticula with peri-colonic fat stranding in the descending and sigmoid colon, concerning for diverticulitis. He was started on a course of metronidazole and ciprofloxacin. A 3.1 cm mass w… Show more
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