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Acute and chronic gastrointestinal manifestations associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection. A Norwegian 10-year follow-up study on 458 hospitalized patients.

Abstract
The aim of the present study was to elucidate the gastrointestinal manifestations of yersiniosis. During the period 1974 to 1983, Yersinia enterocolitica infection was diagnosed in 458 patients, by isolation from fecal samples or by antibody response. At first admission, 184 patients had abdominal pain; 200, diarrhea; 45, vomiting; and 36, weight loss. Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed in 7 patients, Crohn's disease in 2, and unspecific colitis in 11. Mesenteric lymphadenitis or ileitis were found in 43 of 56 patients at laparotomy. The patients were followed for 4 to 14 years (1987). Thirty-eight patients were readmitted with abdominal pain and 28 with diarrhea; these symptoms were significantly correlated with the corresponding symptoms at first admission. Chronic colitis was diagnosed in 4 patients, chronic weight loss in 12. A follow-up inquiry (380 patients) indicated that patients with right iliac fossa pain during the acute infection less frequently developed chronic abdominal complaints. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in both the acute and chronic states of yersiniosis. The correlations between acute and chronic symptoms indicate that yersiniosis is a chronic disease. Immunologically competent individuals may profit by fighting the infection in the right iliac fossa. The relationship between yersiniosis and inflammatory bowel diseases may still not be settled.
AuthorsA Saebø, J Lassen
JournalAnnals of surgery (Ann Surg) Vol. 215 Issue 3 Pg. 250-5 (Mar 1992) ISSN: 0003-4932 [Print] United States
PMID1543397 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases (etiology, surgery)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Yersinia Infections (complications)
  • Yersinia enterocolitica

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