title: The value of double-contrast barium enema in amebic colitis.
abstract: We report here our findings on the double-contrast barium enema given to 8 patients with amebic colitis and a comparison is made with endoscopic features. A definite diagnosis of amebic colitis was made by fecal examination or by endoscopic biopsy. Radiologic findings included fine marginal serration, aphthoid ulcers, minute barium flecks, marginal defects, loss of haustration, and deformities of the bowel. Aphthoid ulcers and marginal defects are both characteristic of amebic colitis. The double-contrast barium enema is most useful for differentiating amebiasis from other forms of colitis.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchigami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujishima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011029:Pneumoradiography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate