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Sonographic findings in Shigella colitis
Author(s) -
Fujii Yasutomo,
Taniguchi Nobuyuki,
Itoh Kouichi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200101)29:1<48::aid-jcu8>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - medicine , thickening , colitis , sigmoid colon , gastroenterology , radiology , rectum , pathology , chemistry , polymer science
We present a case of colitis caused by Shigella sonnei in which abdominal sonography helped in the early diagnosis, leading to successful conservative management. Sonography showed diffuse wall thickening and layer stratification in the descending and sigmoid colon. Although Shigella colitis is relatively rare, the possibility must be considered when patients have diffuse wall thickening with distinct layer stratification in the left colon. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 29:48–50, 2001.