A CASE REPORT OF SALMONELLA INFECTION SIMULATING ISCHEMIC COLITIS

Abstract

A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. Colonoscopy revealed edematous, and reddish mucosa and multiple ulceration in the descending colon. Barium enema examination showed the thumb printing sign. At first, ischemic colitis was suspected, but the stool culture revealed positive for Salmonella montevideo. After timely treatment with appropriate antibiotics, symtoms were improved and barium enema and colonoscopic examination showed disappearance of ulcers and edema in the descending colon.