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We report a case of Campylobacter jejuni enterocolitis presenting as inflammatory bowel disease in a 19-year old woman. After a useless course of corticosteroids, ceftazidime and metronidazole, she was successfully treated with erythromicin. Campylobacter species represent an important cause of gastroenteritis in children and adults. The rate of Campylobacter isolation is 5-6 per 100,000 persons. This rate, however, grossly understimates the actual number of Campylobacter infections. In most cases, Campylobacter enteritis is a self-limiting disease, rarely associated with severe complications. Our case demonstrates the difficulty in distinguishing inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) at onset from atypical infectious colitis. Unfortunately, corticosteroids (necessary for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease) may exacerbate infectious etiologies. Campylobacter jejuni should be ruled out when assessing inflammatory bowel diseases at onset (as during flare-ups), especially if corticosteroids or immunosuppressive therapies are required.
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PMID:Campylobacter jejuni enterocolitis presenting as inflammatory bowel disease. 1462 62

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a relatively rare clinical entity that can potentially cause life-threatening airway or intestinal oedema, patients with the latter usually presents with symptoms of gastroenteritis like vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Here, we present a unique case of a less recognised type of HAE that is type III in a patient who presented with signs and symptoms consistent with infectious colitis. She previously had similar episodes and was managed multiple times with antibiotics, with no satisfactory response. There, she underwent extensive diagnostic evaluation. On the basis of findings of further investigations on the current visit, she was eventually diagnosed with intestinal angioedema. To the best of our knowledge, the present paper represents the third reported case of type III HAE-induced intestinal angioedema. Additionally, we undertake a literature review of HAE.
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PMID:Wolf in the sheep's clothing: intestinal angioedema mimicking infectious colitis. 3056 41