Ileitis due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Crohn's disease
R Homewood, CP Gibbons, D Richards, A Lewis… - Journal of Infection, 2003 - Elsevier
We present the case of a young woman with fulminating terminal ileitis due to Yersinia
pseudotuberculosis, in whom Crohn's disease was subsequently diagnosed. Serological
testing was prompted by radiological, macroscopic and histological changes which were
atypical of Crohn's disease. We speculate that Y. pseudotuberculosis ileitis may
occasionally produce an acute exacerbation of Crohn's disease, but that its occurrence may
not be diagnosed if the atypical features are not recognised. In this case, the classical …
pseudotuberculosis, in whom Crohn's disease was subsequently diagnosed. Serological
testing was prompted by radiological, macroscopic and histological changes which were
atypical of Crohn's disease. We speculate that Y. pseudotuberculosis ileitis may
occasionally produce an acute exacerbation of Crohn's disease, but that its occurrence may
not be diagnosed if the atypical features are not recognised. In this case, the classical …
