Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea
Abstract We report a 45‐year‐old healthy Chinese woman who presented with chronic diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia, with colonoscopy showing multiple ulcers from cecum to sigmoid on a background of dark‐purple mucosa. She was initially suspected to be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, bu...
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| author | Shun Fung Sze Polly Woon Yee Lam Jodis Ting Wa Lam Cliff Chi Chiu Chung Yuk Tong Lee |
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| description | Abstract We report a 45‐year‐old healthy Chinese woman who presented with chronic diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia, with colonoscopy showing multiple ulcers from cecum to sigmoid on a background of dark‐purple mucosa. She was initially suspected to be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, but the peculiar colonic biopsy findings and computed tomography (CT) imaging features, together with her habit of using Chinese herbal supplements, supported the rare diagnosis of idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc456fba1d684628ad411269dcfe2ac02022-12-21T22:57:40ZengWileyJGH Open2397-90702020-08-014476977010.1002/jgh3.12335Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrheaShun Fung Sze0Polly Woon Yee Lam1Jodis Ting Wa Lam2Cliff Chi Chiu Chung3Yuk Tong Lee4Department of Medicine Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kowloon Hong KongDepartment of Pathology Caritas Medical Centre Kowloon Hong KongDepartment of Medicine Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kowloon Hong KongDepartment of Surgery The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong KongDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong KongAbstract We report a 45‐year‐old healthy Chinese woman who presented with chronic diarrhea and iron deficiency anemia, with colonoscopy showing multiple ulcers from cecum to sigmoid on a background of dark‐purple mucosa. She was initially suspected to be suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, but the peculiar colonic biopsy findings and computed tomography (CT) imaging features, together with her habit of using Chinese herbal supplements, supported the rare diagnosis of idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis.https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12335Chinese herbal medicinechronic diarrheaidiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis |
| spellingShingle | Shun Fung Sze Polly Woon Yee Lam Jodis Ting Wa Lam Cliff Chi Chiu Chung Yuk Tong Lee Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea JGH Open Chinese herbal medicine chronic diarrhea idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis |
| title | Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| title_full | Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| title_short | Idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| title_sort | idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis a rare cause of chronic diarrhea |
| topic | Chinese herbal medicine chronic diarrhea idiopathic mesenteric phlebosclerosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12335 |
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