Florid computed tomographic appearance of acute Campylobacter enterocolitis.
A 28-year-old male presented with severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Computed tomographic scan showed marked swelling of the distal ileum and entire colorectum. The patient recovered and Campylobacter jejuni was subsequently grown from his faeces.
Brown
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Department of Gastroenterology, Western Hospital, Footscray, Victoria, Australia. gregor.brown@flinders.edu.au
Bui
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Vrazas
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed