title: Intestinal spirochaetosis as a cause of longstanding diarrhoea.
abstract: This paper deals with the clinical history, the histopathological and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) pictures, treatment and follow up of four cases of intestinal spirochaetosis. Diarrhoea was a prominent symptom in all cases but distension and vague abdominal trouble were also present. It is suggested that heavy infestation of the gut surface epithelium by spirochaetes acts as a barrier for the normal absorptive processes and leads to diarrhoea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Falun Central Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gad
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willén
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furugård
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fors
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hradsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D013145:Spirochaetales Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline