title: [Diagnostic and therapeutic problems in a severe case of bacterial contamination of the small intestine].
abstract: Five years case record of a 18 year old man is reported. Because of sustained diarrhea he was treated several times on departments for infectious diseases. The patient was operated on three times in various surgical departments because of vigorous abdominal pain, cachexia and CT scan finding. In addition extraintestinal complications and symptoms delayed the diagnosis. The diagnosis was verified by the H2 breath test and microbiological examination of intestinal juice. Complaints of patient ceaset after sustained Ciprobay therapy. The severe deficiency symptoms were relieved by complex substitution.
authors.affiliation: Fövárosi László Kórház-Rendelöintézet, II elnött Fertözö Belosztály, Budapest.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biró
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gergely
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000382:microbiology*; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents