Open AccessA Schistosoma Colitis Case Misdiagnosed as Ulcerative Colitis in a Non-Endemic Area: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Çağatay Ak,
Süleyman Sayar,
Ebru Tarıkçı Kılıç
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of parasitology./iranian journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-238X
pISSN - 1735-7020
DOI - 10.18502/ijpa.v17i3.10637
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , bloody diarrhea , colitis , etiology , medicine , diarrhea , bloody , differential diagnosis , gastroenterology , disease , dermatology , pathology , surgery
The differential diagnosis of bloody diarrhea is necessary to specify etiology and plan treatment. Misdiagnosis can lead to catastrophic results with the treatments to be given. In this case report, we present a case of schistosomal colitis mimicking ulcerative colitis in a 26-year-old Guinean male patient diagnosed in 2021.