The results show that the majority of patients with Campylobacter colitis have the histological picture of acute infectious colitis with increased numbers of IgA and IgM containing plasma cells in the ...

Introduction Campylobacter gastroenteritis is usually a self limiting infection; the development of colitis and toxic megacolon are rare complications that may mimic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Ulcerative colitis usually causes diarrhea, which may be watery and appear fluffy, mushy, or bloody. You may also experience constipation, which may present as small, hard stool lumps. Ulcerative ...

It is useful for differentiating infectious colitis from idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. If stool studies are nondiagnostic and symptoms persist despite medical intervention, flexible ...

The patient had had a sore throat and nasal discharge for 8 days until 2 days before admission and had been prescribed clarithromycin (200 mg twice daily for 5 days) for upper respiratory tract ...

Patients with small-volume, bloody diarrhea and lower abdominal cramping and tenesmus are likely to have colitis. When diarrhea is the result of an infection, invasive bacteria are the most likely ...

Here, we present a unique case of a less recognised type of HAE that is type III in a patient who presented with signs and symptoms consistent with infectious colitis. She previously had similar ...

My research involves Shigella flexneri, an infectious colitis agent and leading cause of diarrheal disease. I am investigating the basis for “colonization resistance” against Shigella to understand ...

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is a promising therapy for UC and recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). However, acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) treatment especially in patients at ...