Journal article
Purulent Proctitis Caused by Prevotella bivia in a Homosexual Male
ACG case reports journal, Vol.3(4), p.e178
08/2016
DOI: 10.14309/crj.2016.151
PMCID: PMC5171932
PMID: 28008411
Abstract
A 32-year-old homosexual male presented with suprapubic pain. Computed tomography showed rectal wall thickening. Flexible sigmoidoscopy showed small pockets of pus that were opened with mucosal biopsies, and additional pus was diffusely expressed from the rectal wall by applying blunt pressure with the biopsy forceps. Cultures from the pus grew
. Symptoms resolved after treatment with doxycycline and metronidazole. Proctitis due to
was not previously reported.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Purulent Proctitis Caused by Prevotella bivia in a Homosexual Male
- Creators
- Maen Masadeh - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaSarah Hossain - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaJeffrey Dunkelberg - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IowaHenning Gerke - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- ACG case reports journal, Vol.3(4), p.e178
- DOI
- 10.14309/crj.2016.151
- PMID
- 28008411
- PMCID
- PMC5171932
- ISSN
- 2326-3253
- eISSN
- 2326-3253
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2016
- Academic Unit
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094528702771
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