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Sonographic findings in Shigella colitis
1Daiwa Clinic, Daiwa-cho, Kamo-gun, Hiroshima 729-1321, Japan.
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU
|February 17, 2001
Abstract:
We present a case of colitis caused by Shigella sonnei in which abdominal sonography helped in the early diagnosis, leading to successful conservative management. Sonography showed diffuse wall thickening and layer stratification in the descending and sigmoid colon. Although Shigella colitis is relatively rare, the possibility must be considered when patients have diffuse wall thickening with distinct layer stratification in the left colon.