The first reported case of intestinal spirochaetosis in Japan
| Autor: | Tuguhisa Kuroda, Iichiro Akasaka, Sadahide Ono, Toru Yoshida, Fumie Nakashima, Shin-lchl Nakamura, Tamotsu Sugai, Shunichl Sasou |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Spirochaetales Infections Inflammatory bowel disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Japan medicine Cecal Diseases Humans Immunodeficiency Aged biology Histocytochemistry General Medicine Mucosal Biopsy medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Epithelium Basophilic Microscopy Electron Colonic mucosa medicine.anatomical_structure Spirochaetales Microscopy Electron Scanning Spirochaete |
| Zdroj: | Pathology International. 48:58-62 |
| ISSN: | 1440-1827 1320-5463 |
| Popis: | A 65-year-old Japanese male consulted Ozuchi Prefectural Hospital (Iwate, Japan) on 19 January 1994 complaining of weight loss. Cecal mucosal biopsy material, which was stained with hematoxylin-eosin revealed a thick, basophilic fuzzy fringe covering the surface epithelium. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy observations demonstrated the presence of slightly wavy spirochaetes with tapered ends, which were attached to the surface epithelium of the colonic mucosa via one of these ends. The patient did not display any clinical symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, and laboratory tests eliminated an immunodeficiency condition. Thus, in the present case, the intestinal spirochaetes appear to be harmless commensals. This paper presents the first reported case of intestinal spirochaetosis in Japan. |
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