Intestinal Spirochaetosis-A case series from the developing world.
Trop Doct
; 52(1): 134-138, 2022 Jan.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34792410
ABSTRACT
Spirochaetes comprise a heterogenous group of gram negative, motile, spiral shaped bacteria. Some of these pathogens are known to cause numerous human diseases such as Lyme disease, relapsing fever, syphilis and leptospirosis. However, intestinal spirochetosis is a rare condition. Patients frequently present with long-term complaints of loose stools, abdominal pain and weight loss and rectal bleeding. Hence to establish a diagnosis an endoscopy with biopsy is required. In this article, we describe four such cases, having different ages and socio- economic background, successfully treated with a short course of metronidazole.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spirochaetales Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Trop Doct
Year:
2022
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Article
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