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[Atypical sonographic findings of bacterial colitis]
P Petit1, V Vidal, K Chaumoitre
1Service de Radiopédiatrie, Hôpital d'Enfants de la Timone, boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05.
Journal De Radiologie
|February 15, 2000
Abstract:
We report three pediatric cases of infectious colitis that were misinterpreted on US examination as Crohn's disease. These colitis were limited to the left colon and presented with transmural hypoechoic thickening of the wall and homogenous hyperechoic appearance of the surrounding fat.