ABSTRACT
An 82-year-old man presented with a three-day history of watery diarrhoea and fever. This was associated with worsening left-sided abdominal pain which started yesterday. It was described as constant and sharp, and not relieved by defecation. This diarrhoea occurred up to ten times per day and was not associated with rectal bleeding. There was no recent travel history and he had been cooking all his meals. His medical history includes hypertension and he takes amlodipine 5 mg once daily.
