title: [Toxic megacolon with colonic perforation complicating Campylobacter jejuni ileo-colitis].
abstract: Campylobacter jejuni is an enteropathogen with invasive ability which may be responsible for acute colitis. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who was hospitalized for severe acute colitis. Stool specimen examination revealed Campylobacter jejuni. A laparotomy was performed due to clinical deterioration and toxic megacolon. Colic perforations were observed. The examination of the colectomy specimen revealed ulcerative pancolitis. This is the first published case of Campylobacter jejuni infection complicated by toxic megacolon and perforation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Louis-Mourier, Colombes.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Larvol
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zeitoun
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barge
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Delaroque
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Soulé
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003082:Colectomy; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Colectasie avec perforation colique compliquant une iléo-colite à Campylobacter jejuni.