Lymphocytic colitis: A clue to an infectious trigger

Authors
Perk, G Ackerman, Z Cohen, P Eliakim, R
Citation
G. Perk et al., Lymphocytic colitis: A clue to an infectious trigger, SC J GASTR, 34(1), 1999, pp. 110-112
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology","da verificare
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN journal
00365521 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
110 - 112
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5521(199901)34:1<110:LCACTA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We present a 19-year-old patient who was admitted for evaluation of prolong ed watery diarrhea. Previous study showed one stool culture positive for Ca mpylobacter jejuni, which was treated with appropriate antibiotics with no response. She underwent colonoscopy with multiple biopsies, which led to a diagnosis of lymphocytic colitis. We believe that the patient's disease was due to the infectious process, which triggered an autoimmune response and caused the lymphocytic colitis.