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Is there gold in everything that glitters?

Journal Volume 81 - 2018
Issue Fasc.4 - Clinical images
Author(s) R. Gaspar, E. Rodrigues-Pinto, G. Macedo
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(1) Gastroenterology Department, Centro Hospitalar São JoãO. PortO. Portugal.

A 46-year-old man with past medical history of cystic fibrosis, submitted to pulmonary transplantation 8 years ago (under triple immunosupression), presented to our emergency department with a several days of profuse, watery diarrhoea (4-5 stools/daily), anorexia, abdominal pain and fever. There were no complaints of blood loss or mucus. Physical examination was unremarkable. Blood work revealed elevated C-reactive protein levels (192.7mg/dL). No changes were noted on abdominal ultrasound. On ileocolonoscopy, florid deep discrete ulcerations in the right colon and ileocecal valve were found. Terminal ileum showed marked erythema. (Figure 1 and 2).

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