Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory and recurrent disorder that is characterized by bowel inflammation. Among the extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) that associate UC are the joints and renal manifestations. Joint affection in the form of arthritis can precede the intestinal manifestations of UC. However, renal affection with amyloidosis does not precede the UC diagnosis. Herei...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical manifestations and outcome of shigellosis among children infected with different species of Shigella. METHODS We identified all patients <15 years infected with Shigella admitted to the icddr, b Dhaka hospital during one year. Study staff reviewed admission records and repeated the physical examinations and history of patients daily. RESULTS Of 792 childr...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract which consists ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The previously recognized as Western countries but later it spreads all over world across every ethnicity. manifestations vary from intestinal to extra-intestinal manifestations. There are two risk factors related incidence IBD: Internal environmental factors....

Pouchitis is the most frequent complication of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for treatment of ulcerative colitis. There are several possible explanations. Among them, we focus on the one that considers pouchitis as an extracolonic manifestation of ulcerative colitis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between pouchitis and extra-intestinal manifestations (EIM), which are fr...

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs), including Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Crohn’s Disease (CD), Irritable Syndrome (IBS), and Coeliac (CoD), primarily affect the intestinal tract but show some extra-intestinal manifestations affecting skin, joints, liver, pancreas, lungs. The aim of this survey was to define how often these conditions oral manifestation. study involved 46 patients 56 recruited at ...

BACKGROUND Churg-Strauss is a rare, idiopathic, hypereosinophilic disease characterized by blood, tissue, and systemic vasculitis in patients with a history of asthma or allergic rhinitis. Gastrointestinal manifestations of Churg Strauss appear in a 31-45% of the patients according to some series of studies, abdominal pain being the most frequent symptom followed by diarrhea and bleeding. CLI...

Inflammatory bowel disease includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Etiology is unknown and acute exacerbations and remissions are frequent. Pathogenesis is also unclear. Extra-intestinal features have been described and several skin manifestations have been associated with the disease. Some of them can precede bowel involvement but others used to acommpany acute exacerbations or appear...

CLINICAL CASE An 18 year-old-woman presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and ptosis in her left eye. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) and the study of cerebrospinal fluid detected no abnormalities. Colonoscopy revealed a Crohn's disease (CD) confirmed by histological examination of biopsies. Ocular symptoms improved after appropriate treatment of the underlying CD. DISCUSSION Infl...

Celiac disease (CD) is an immunological disorder. Clinical manifestations occur as a result of intestinal mucosa damage and malabsorption. CD is also associated with extraintestinal manifestations and autoimmune disorders. The coexistence of CD and autoimmune diseases has been described before. In this article, a patient with CD presenting with thrombocytopenia is discussed.

Although generally rising in incidence, intestinal tuberculosis is still rare in western countries and due to unspecific manifestations mainly as ulcerations on endoscopy, diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis is challenging. Within this report, we describe a case of severe intestinal tuberculosis radiologically and endoscopically masquerading as colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis....