Campylobacter jejuni pancolitis complicated by toxic megacolon in an immunocompetent host

This is an unusual case of a middle-aged, immunocompetent man who developed toxic megacolon (TM) secondary to infection with a normally harmless bug, Campylobacter jejuni. He presented with diarrhoea, fever and abdominal pain. Faecal cultures were positive for C. jejuni. However, the patient did not...

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Autores principales: Hassan, Syed Wajih Ul, Alam, Sheena Nadeem, Syed, Nazar Ulla, Ismail, Muhammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Case Reports: Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362769/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-249801

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9362769/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-249801

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