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This document discusses acute appendicitis in different patient populations. It notes that in pediatric patients, acute mesenteric adenitis must be considered and can be confused with appendicitis. In elderly patients, diverticulitis or cancers must be considered. In female patients, various gynecological issues like pelvic inflammatory disease are more common mimics of appendicitis. It also discusses atypical presentations in immunosuppressed patients, where opportunistic infections could cause similar sym

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Vicky Xie

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