Gastrointestinal: Chronic cellcept-induced colitis

Chronic diarrhoea from mycophenolate mofetil-induced colitis.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 25-year-old female with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) complicated by scleroderma renal crisis presented with a 2-week history of profuse, watery diarrhoea that persisted through the night and with fasting. She has been maintained on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) at 1000 mg/day for 1 year for her MCTD. The patient reported no recent travel or similar illness in her ho...

Study and Diagnosis of Chronic Amebic Colitis

Since the ordinary tests for diagnosis chronic amebic colitis looks to be unsufficient. We try to design the following study. Our study seeks the importanc.;e of "IFA" (Indirect Immuno Fluorescent Aniti body). Among 145 patients with amebic colitis Entamoeba hystolitica observed with reapeted and specified tests. In searh of serologic tests, antibody range in 20 patients who had amebic coliti...

Chronic Colitis

Amphetamine-related ischemic colitis causing gastrointestinal bleeding.

A 43-year-old woman presented with acute lower intestinal bleeding requiring blood transfusion. Multiple initial investigations did not reveal the cause of the bleeding. Colonoscopy performed 2 days later showed features suggestive of ischemic colitis. On detailed history, the patient admitted to using amphetamines, and her urine drug screen was positive for them. She was managed conservatively...

Canine Chronic Colitis Gastroenterology

History and Clinical Signs Most colonic diseases cause overt signs of large bowel diarrhea, tenesmus, and/or dyschezia (e.g., painful defecation). Large bowel diarrhea is characterized by frequent (2–3 times normal) urges to defecate, with each bowel movement producing small volumes of feces that contain excessive mucus and sometimes fresh blood (e.g., hematochezia). Urgency may be seen with co...