Collagenous duodeno-ileo-colitis with transient IgG deficiency preceded by Yersinia enterocolitica intestinal infection: case report and review of literature.
A case-report of a man with chronic diarrhoea is presented. After an unsuccessful treatment of an intestinal yersioniosis, the diagnosis of collagenous intestinal disease affecting duodenum, ileum and colon was made. In addition, a IgG transient deficiency was observed. The literature about gastrointestinal involvement, concomintant infection by Yersinia and IgG deficiency in collagenous colitis is reviewed.
Navarro-Llavat
Mercè
M
Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Domènech
Eugeni
E
Masnou
Helena
H
Ojanguren
Isabel
I
Mañosa
Míriam
M
Lorenzo-Zúñiga
Vicente
V
Boix
Jaume
J
Gassull
Miquel A
MA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003092:Colitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017099:IgG Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007079:Ileitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019819:Budesonide; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D003094:Collagen