Age-dependent expression of abdominal symptoms in patients with Yersinia enterocolitica infection

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Ehara ◽  
Kiyoshi Egawa ◽  
Fumiko Kuroki ◽  
Osamu Itakura and Masahito Okawa
Keyword(s):  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Abdominal Symptoms ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection

Susceptibility of HLA-B27 transgenic mice to Yersinia enterocolitica infection

1990 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl L Nickerson ◽  
Harvinder S Luthra ◽  
Suresh Savarirayan ◽  
Chella S David
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Hla B27 ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection

scholarly journals Resistance of Chemokine Receptor 6-Deficient Mice to Yersinia Enterocolitica Infection

2008 ◽  
Vol 172 (3) ◽  
pp. 671-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Westphal ◽  
Andreas Lügering ◽  
Julia von Wedel ◽  
Christof von Eiff ◽  
Christian Maaser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Chemokine Receptor ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection ◽  
Deficient Mice

YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA INFECTION IN A BOY WITH BETA THALASSEMIA MAJOR

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Monno ◽  
Maria Antonietta Valenza ◽  
Michele Quarto ◽  
Vincenzo Sabato ◽  
Domenico De Mattia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Beta Thalassemia Major ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection

Childhood Yersinia enterocolitica infection in Crete

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Galanakis ◽  
C. Perdikogianni ◽  
S. Maraki ◽  
E. Giannoussi ◽  
M. Kalmanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection

scholarly journals Intussusception Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica Enterocolitis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Anemia

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. CPath.S4943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetanjali Gupta ◽  
Shailesh Kumar ◽  
Reecha Singh ◽  
Kathirvelu Shanmugasamy
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Lymphoid Hyperplasia ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Enterocolitica Infection ◽  
Essential Growth ◽  
Essential Growth Factor

Yersinia enterocolitica intussusception is rarely encountered in patients without an underlying susceptibility and is most frequently reported in iron-overloaded patients. This is thought to be related to the unusual use of iron by this microorganism. We present a case of a 5-year old child with intussusception of the terminal ileum caused by Y. enterocolitica whose past medical history was significant for sickle cell disease. This type of presentation is extremely rare. His monthly blood transfusions may have put him at risk for Y. enterocolitica enterocolitis. The pathogenesis of this disease relates to the role of iron as an essential growth factor for Y. enterocolitica, and this patient's transfusions left him in an iron overloaded state despite treatment with Deferoxamine. Our patient's unusual presentation of intusssuception was secondary to the mass effect caused by lymphoid hyperplasia, specifically hypertrophied Peyer's patches in the ileum caused by the Y. enterocolitica infection. We believe that our case demonstrates that Y. enterocolitica should be considered a possible pathogen in patients with sickle cell disease, especially if symptoms occur shortly after blood transfusion.

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