A Case of Transverse Colon Perforation after Colonoscopy in a Patient withEnterocolitis Caused by Non-typhoidal Group D Salmonella.
- Author:
Ki Hoon KIM
1
;
Suck Chei CHOI
;
Tae Hyeon KIM
;
Geom Seog SEO
;
Chang Soo CHOI
;
Sung O SEO
;
Mi Jin SONG
;
Ji Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. medcsc@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Colon perforation;
Toxic megacolon;
Colonoscopy;
Non-typhoidal Salmonella
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bacteremia;
Colitis;
Colon;
Colon, Transverse;
Colonoscopy;
Enterocolitis;
Female;
Focal Infection;
Humans;
Megacolon, Toxic;
Salmonella;
Salmonella Infections;
Typhoid Fever
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(6):395-400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Clinical manifestations of Salmonella infection are variable such as enterocolitis, bacteremia, enteric fever, focal infection and asymptomatic carrier status. Among these presentations, enterocolitis is the most common clinical manifestation and can be diagnosed by the use of fecal specimens. Patients with severe infectious colitis are at increased risk of developing a colon perforation after colonoscopy due to colon trauma. We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with transverse colon perforation after colonoscopy that was diagnosed with enterocolitis caused by infection with non-typhoidal group D Salmonella.
