title: Yersinia enterocolitica infection complicated by intestinal perforation.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabinovitz
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stremple
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica