Intestinal spirochetosis and colon diverticulosis Espiroquetose intestinal e diverticulose do cólon
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A case of intestinal spirochetosis in a 62-year-old white male is reported. The condition was characterized by chronic flatulence and episodes of intestinal hemorrhage, in addition to the evidence of hypotonic diverticular disease, with a large number of slender organisms in the colon epithelium and cryptae. Spirochetes were demonstrated by WhartinStarry stain. The serologic tests for syphilis and HIV were positive. Spirochetosis was treated with penicillin G, and the patient remains free of intestinal complaints 20 months later. Key-words: Colon. Diverticulosis. HIV. Intestinal bleeding. Spirochetosis.
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