In April, 2009, a 37-year-old woman was admitted to the department of obstetrics and gynaecology with a 3-day history of lower abdominal pain, localised to her right iliac fossa. Her pain had started after a protracted bout of coughing. 3 days before her pain started she had developed a fever, which was associated with chills and a non-productive cough.
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