胃肠组织等离子体症呈现为小肠阻塞在一个免疫能力强的患者
Jessica Wynn1, Stephen Chan2, Justin Mc Yeung3,4
1Department of General Surgery, Western Health, Footscray, Victoria, Australia drjessicawynn@gmail.com.
BMJ case reports
|August 10, 2023
概括
胃肠组织等离子体病 (GIH) 可以导致非特异性症状和严重的并发症,如肠道阻塞,即使在免疫能力良好的人. 这一案例凸显了诊断和管理GIH的挑战,而GIH最终可能是致命的.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 胃肠组织等离子体 (GIH) 呈现无特异性,经常模仿其他胃肠道疾病.
- 由于GIH的各种临床表现,准确诊断GIH往往具有挑战性.
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