Misdiagnosis of Diverticulitis After a Prior Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Conclusions:
Outpatient, clinically diagnosed, antibiotic-treated diverticulitis was increased 3-fold in IBS patients. Primary care clinical misdiagnosis of initial episodes occurred in 1 of 5 patients, but additional misdiagnosis due to misattribution of IBS pain to diverticulitis is suggested.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - July 15, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Longstreth, G. F., Wong, C., Chen, Q. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research