Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis
Joint Authors
Kuroha, Masatake
Shiga, Hisashi
Endo, Katsuya
Kakuta, Yoichi
Shimosegawa, Tooru
Kinouchi, Yoshitaka
Takahashi, Seiichi
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The upper gastrointestinal tract is not generally considered a target organ in ulcerative colitis (UC).
However, several cases showing upper gastrointestinal involvement in UC have been reported.
In this report, we present 2 rare cases of diffuse duodenitis accompanying pancolonic UC.
Case patient 1 was a 44-year-old man who developed diffuse duodenitis shortly after colectomy and was successfully treated with mesalazine.
Case patient 2 was a 25-year-old woman who developed diffuse duodenitis under a steroid-free condition and was successfully treated with prednisolone.
The 2 patients had Helicobacter pylori-negative duodenitis that resembled colonic lesions of UC in both the endoscopic and histological findings.
No evidence of Crohn’s disease was found in these cases.
We diagnosed both cases as typical UC-associated diffuse duodenitis.
The occurrence of gastrointestinal involvement in UC has been attracting attention because such lesions could potentially open a new window for studying the etiology and pathogenesis of UC.
Further studies involving a large number of patients are needed to clarify whether the upper gastrointestinal tract is a target organ in UC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Endo, Katsuya& Kuroha, Masatake& Shiga, Hisashi& Kakuta, Yoichi& Takahashi, Seiichi& Kinouchi, Yoshitaka…[et al.]. 2012. Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Endo, Katsuya…[et al.]. Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Endo, Katsuya& Kuroha, Masatake& Shiga, Hisashi& Kakuta, Yoichi& Takahashi, Seiichi& Kinouchi, Yoshitaka…[et al.]. Two Cases of Diffuse Duodenitis Associated with Ulcerative Colitis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-468854