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Radiologic findings in hemorrhagic colitis due toEscherichia coli 0157:H7

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Hemorrhagic colitis due toEscherichia coli 0157:H7 is a distinct clinical entity characterized by abdominal pain, watery diarrhea progressing to bloody diarrhea, and little or no fever. It has been reported to have a mortality as high as 31%. This form of colitis is not described in the radiologic literature. This paper describes the radiographic findings, and stresses the need for radiologists to be familiar with the disease in order to assist in early diagnosis. Key clinical and epidemiological features are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mount Auburn Hospital, 330 Mount Auburn Street, 02238, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Michael J. Shortsleeve M.D.

  2. Division of Infectious Disease, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge

    Mary E. Wilson

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge

    Richard C. Gardner

  4. Department of Medicine, Choate Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Mark Finklestein

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Shortsleeve, M.J., Wilson, M.E., Finklestein, M. et al. Radiologic findings in hemorrhagic colitis due toEscherichia coli 0157:H7. Gastrointest Radiol 14, 341–344 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889233

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