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APPENDICITIS

Categories: Mother's Diagnosis

Loss of appetite. There may be nausea and vomiting; there
is usually a sudden onset of pain, often sharp and severe in the whole or

part of the abdomen. Later the pain settles in the right groin. Patient

lies on his back with his right knee drawn up. The muscles become rigid on

the right side and later a lump appears in the right groin (iliac fossa).



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