TWO ADULT CASES OF ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E. COLI O157 EXAMINED WITH COLONOSCOPY

Abstract

We reported colonoscopic findings for 2 adult cases of Enterohemorrhagic E, coli (EHEC) induced colitis. Case 1 was 60-year-old female. Colonoscopic findings showed longitudinal ulceration in the descending colon. Case 2 was 18-year-old female. Colonoscopic findings showed multiple ulceration and stenosis due to edema mainly in the ileocecal portion.
When Colonoscopy is carried out for exact diagnosis of bloody diarrhea patients, which are important in differential diagnosis against ischemic colitis or other infectious colitis, endoscopic findings may be modified by clinical period, severity, or examination area. Therefore, it is important that fecal examination often provides more information than colonoscopic findings in diagnosing infectious colitis.