Campylobacter Enterocolitis: A Characteristic Shallow and Large Ulcer on the Ileocecal Valve.

https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2021.57.2.156 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2021 Chonnam Med J 2021;57:156-157 Corresponding Author: Akira Hokama Department of Endoscopy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan Tel: +81-988951144, Fax: +81-988951414, E-mail: hokama-a@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp Article History: Received January 29, 2021 Revised February 5, 2021 Accepted February 8, 2021 FIG. 1. A computed tomography scan showed marked circumferential thickening and stratification of the right colon (arrowhead), pericolic fat stranding, and enlarged lymph nodes (arrow) adjacent to ileocecal vessels. FIG. 2. Colonoscopy revealed an erythematous and edematous ileocecal valve with multiple aphthous ulcers and patchy erythema in the ascending colon. Campylobacter Enterocolitis: A Characteristic Shallow and Large Ulcer on the Ileocecal Valve