Yersinia enterocolitica infection complicated by intestinal perforation.
Yersinia enterocolitica causes primarily ileocolitis in human beings, and is manifested by abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever. Usually, it is a self-limiting disease. Local or systemic complications are rare. A 71-year-old man with Y enterocolitica colitis complicated by perforation and abscess formation is described. This complication is very rare, and the four other cases that have been reported in the literature are reviewed.
Rabinovitz
M
M
Stremple
J F
JF
Wells
K E
KE
Stone
B G
BG
D000368:Aged; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica