51-Year-Old Woman With Bloody Diarrhea

A 51-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Symptoms began 5 days before presentation with initially nonbloody diarrhea. She had used over-the-counter loperamide with improvement of stool frequency; however, abdominal cramping persisted. Subsequently, diarrhea became more profuse and became bloody 2 days before presentation. She denied fever or rigor. Her medical history was notable for remote deep venous thrombosis, heterozygous factor V Leiden mutation, and class II obesity with distant history of gastric bypass.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - March 23, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Samantha E. Mannion, Clifford M. Csizmar, Sean R. Legler Tags: Residents ’ clinic Source Type: research