[Asymptomatic pneumatosis intestinalis in immune-competent adult].

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  • Sung Hoon Jung
  • Jung Hwan Oh
چکیده

교신저자: 오정환, 130-709, 서울시 동대문구 전농 1동, 성바오로병원 내과 Correspondence to: Jung Hwan Oh, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Jeonnong 1-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-709, Korea. Tel: +82-2-9582114, Fax: +82-2-968-7250, E-mail: [email protected] Financial support: None. Conflict of interest: None. 증례: 36세 남자가 검진 목적으로 대장내시경을 위해 내원 하였다. 특이 과거력은 없었고 최근 허리통증으로 한의원에서 배부 및 복부에 침을 맞은 병력이 있었다. 검사 당일 신체활력 징후는 혈압 120/70 mmHg, 맥박 70회/분, 호흡수 18회/분, 체온 36.8C였다. 대장내시경검사에서 삽입 시부터 간만곡부 에서 원위부 상행결장까지 점막은 창백하고 투명하며 이행부 위 전반에 걸쳐 장관벽이 두터워져 보이는 것이 확인되었으나 다른 점막결손 부위는 관찰되지 않았다(Fig. 1). 검사 종료 후 에도 활력징후는 정상범위였고 복부진찰에서 반발통이나 압 통은 없었다. 말초혈액검사에서 백혈구 9,500/mm, 혈색소 15.5 g/dL, 혈소판 244,000/mm였다. 혈청생화학검사에서 혈청 총단백 질 7.5 g/dL, 알부민 4.4 g/dL, BUN 17.2 mg/dL, 크레아티 닌 1.0 mg/dL, 총빌리루빈 1.0 mg/dL, AST/ALT 32/40 IU/L, 항핵항체 음성, 류마티스인자 음성, HIV 항체 음성이었 다. 복부컴퓨터단층촬영에서 복강기종이나 복막염 소견은 관 찰되지 않았고 대장내시경에서 장관벽이 두터워져 보이는 부 위의 결장벽 내에 다발성 선형의 공기 음영이 관찰되었다 (Fig. 2). 환자는 활력징후 및 신체검사에서 이상 소견 없고 특이 징후를 보이지 않아 현재 외래 추적 관찰 중이다.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi

دوره 59 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012