title: Intestinal spirochetosis due to Brachyspira pilosicoli: endoscopic and radiographic features.
abstract: We report a 31-year-old patient with intestinal spirochetosis. Colonoscopy revealed edematous mucosa with multiple erythematous spots in the proximal colon. Barium enema examination demonstrated marked edema with luminal narrowing and thumb-printing predominantly in the ascending colon. Numerous spirochetes were detected by histological examinations of biopsy specimens. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA showed the organisms to be Brachyspira pilosicoli.
authors: Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
authors: Junji
authors: J
authors: Umeno
authors: Takayuki
authors: T
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Shotaro
authors: S
authors: Nakamura
authors: Sohei
authors: S
authors: Yoshino
authors: Minako
authors: M
authors: Hirahashi
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Yao
authors: Mitsuo
authors: M
authors: Iida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole