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Invasive intestinal spirochetosis: a report of three cases
V Padmanabhan1, J Dahlstrom, L Maxwell
1Department of Anatomical Pathology, Woden Valley Hospital, Garran, ACT.
Pathology
|August 1, 1996
Summary
Spirochetes, specifically Brachyspira aalborgi, were found invading human colonic cells in three patients with gastrointestinal symptoms. This finding suggests intestinal spirochetosis may be invasive and pathogenic, contrary to previous beliefs.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Gastroenterology
- Pathology
Background:
- Intestinal spirochetosis was previously considered non-invasive and non-pathogenic in humans.
- The clinical significance of intestinal spirochetosis remains uncertain.