Classic presentation begins with vague periumbilical pain (visceral t8-t10 dermatome) that shifts to the right lower quadrant (somatic pain) at McBurney's point due to parietal peritoneal inflammation. Associated with anorexia, nausea, low-grade fever, and leukocytosis with a left shift.
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