Clinical Diagnosis: When Is It Not Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Three situations mimic ulcerative colitis. First, in homosexual men, acute self-limited colitis due to campylobacter, salmonella or shigella is seen. Neisseria gonorrhea, herpes simplex, Chlamydia trachomatis and Entamoeba histolytica or a combination of these may also be present. The second setting...

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Main Author: CN Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/743297