STEC colitis mimicking acute severe colitis with life-threatening consequences: a case report

We present a patient with a medical history of refractory ulcerative colitis, where making the diagnosis of STEC-HUS was challenging since the initial clinical presentation was difficult to differentiate from a flare of ulcerative colitis. This case illustrates that STEC induced colitis can mimic acute severe ulcerative colitis. This finding is of utmost clinical importance because of the potential life-threatening complications of STEC-HUS. Therefore it should be excluded promptly in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis by using multiplex-PCR assay on a faecal sample.PMID:38431789 | DOI:10.51821/87.1.11652
Source: Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research