A Case of Successful Subtotal Colectomy for Hemorrhagic Colitis Caused by Enterohemorrhagic <I>Escherichia Coli</I> O-157 Infection

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  • 結腸亜全摘により救命した腸管出血性大腸菌O-157感染性腸炎の1例
  • 症例 結腸亜全摘により救命した腸管出血性大腸菌O-157感染性腸炎の1例
  • ショウレイ ケッチョウ アゼンテキ ニ ヨリ キュウメイ シタ チョウカン シュッケツセイ ダイチョウキン O-157 カンセンセイ チョウエン ノ 1レイ
  • 症例 急性腹症で発症した血管内悪性リンパ腫による上腸間膜静脈血栓症の1例
  • ショウレイ キュウセイ フクショウ デ ハッショウ シタ ケッカン ナイ アクセイ リンパシュ ニ ヨル ジョウ チョウ カンマク ジョウミャク ケッセンショウ ノ 1レイ

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The patient was a 42-year-old female with a past history of systemic lupus erythematosus, who presented to the ER with the chief complaint of melena and lower abdominal pain. She was diagnosed as having hemorrhagic colitis and admitted to the hospital. Colonoscopy performed on day 2 of admission revealed findings suggestive of ischemic colitis and a longitudinal ulcer in the transverse colon. Supportive therapy was ineffective. On day 3 of admission, the patient developed abdominal pain with signs of peritoneal irritation and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Abdominal CT scan revealed worsening of the edematous changes of the colon and massive ascites. An emergent laparotomy was performed under the suspicion of peritonitis secondary to necrotic ischemic colitis, and based on the findings, a subtotal colectomy was performed. On day of admission, pathogenic Escherichia coli O-157 and vero toxin were detected in a culture of a mucosal biopsy specimen obtained by colonoscopy. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 57.<BR>We have reported a case of successful surgical treatment of hemorrhagic colitis caused by enterohemorrhagic E. coli O-157 infection.

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