Right-sided colitis.

Right Dorsal Colitis and Dietary Management

Incidence of Right-sided Colitis

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The term 'right-sided colitis' has been used to describe a lesion in which the right half of the colon shows maximal inflammatory changes; although the terminal ileum is always involved, the rectum is normal or shows minimal inflammatory changes. Some of these cases appear to be of atypical Crohn's disease, whilst the others resemble chronic ulcerative colitis. The high incid...

Right-sided colitis'

EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS The term 'right-sided colitis' has been used to describe a lesion in which the right half of the colon shows maximal inflammatory changes; although the terminal ileum is always involved, the rectum is normal or shows minimal inflammatory changes. Some of these cases appear to be of atypical Crohn's disease, whilst the others resemble chronic ulcerative colitis. The high incid...

An unusual cause of right sided hip pain in a patient with ulcerative colitis: iliopsoas muscle atrophia.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of uncertain etiology that is characterized by recurring episodes of inflammation primarily involving the mucosal layer and occasionally the submucosa of the colon. Joint manifestations are the most common extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) in IBD and occur in approximately 20%–30% of patients.1 Herein we report an unusual cause of...

A Case of Fulminant Amebic Colitis Diagnosed after Colonic Resection

Here, we report a case of fulminant amebic colitis diagnosed after colonic resection in a 66-year-old male who visited our hospital complaining of prolonged fever and consistent pain in the right abdomen. The patient had neither watery nor bloody stool. Laboratory data revealed increased white blood cell counts (15,900 cells/μl) and high levels of C-reactive protein (10.3 mg/dl). Contrast enhan...