title: Campylobacter-induced toxic megacolon.
abstract: A case of a compromised host with myeloproliferative syndrome who presented with severe, relentless but nonbloody diarrhea, fever, severe colitis, and toxic megacolon is presented. Blood cultures grew out Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus. Specific treatment with erythromycin reversed the grave clinical picture to normal in a 5-day period.
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008531:Megacolon / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin