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Doctordle #48
Left lower abdominal pain with fever
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-05-18. It presents "Left lower abdominal pain with fever" as a Medium Gastroenterology puzzle. The final answer is Diverticulitis.
Answer
Diverticulitis
Source
Topic pages verified on 2026-07-11
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Six clues
Clue 1
A 62-year-old develops steady pain in the left lower abdomen.
Clue 2
Fever and change in bowel habits appear.
Clue 3
The history includes small pouches in the colon wall.
Clue 4
The pain is not migrating from the belly button to the right lower abdomen in this fictional case.
Clue 5
The problem occurs when one or more of those pouches becomes inflamed or infected.
Clue 6
The answer ends with the suffix for inflammation.
Plain-language explanation
Diverticulitis occurs when diverticula, small pouches in the colon wall, become inflamed or infected. Teaching clues include abdominal pain, fever, and bowel habit changes.
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