We describe a case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with enteritis and peritonitis who later developed pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI). A 35-year-old woman with SLE relapsed with enteritis and peritonitis. Prednisolone (PSL) effectively improved her symptoms. However, 6 weeks later, she developed PCI. Tapering of PSL, administration of intravenous cyclophosphamide, prokinetic agen...

Eosinophilic enteritis is a rather rare condition that can manifest anywhere from esophagus to rectum. Its description in the literature is sparse, but associations have been made with collagen vascular disease, malignancy, food allergy, parasitic or viral infections, inflammatory bowel disease, and drug sensitivity. We present the case of a 41-year-old male diagnosed with ulcerative colitis wh...

BACKGROUND Although patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may experience various gastrointestinal disorders, SLE and Crohn's disease (CD) rarely coexist. The diseases may have gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations, laboratory results, and radiographic findings that appear similar and consequently differentiating between GI involvement in CD and in SLE may be difficult. We present the ...

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease that typically involves the colorectum; it has been reported that a certain proportion of patients with UC also develop ileitis, leading to ileal perforation in very extreme cases. We report a 66-year-old male with UC who presented with ileal perforation eight days after proctocolectomy. Although this situation is very rare, differ...

ABSTRACT: This study assessed microscopic morphology of protozoan and metazoan parasites, as well parasite-associated histopathologic changes in five Brazilian free-ranging armadillos. Three armadillos had intra sarcolemmal cysts Sarcocystis sp. skeletal muscles without changes. One Dasypus novemcinctus was found parasitized with a nematode morphologically compatible an oxyurid the small intest...