We report the case of an infant with chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from stools and treatment with erythromycin resulted in eradication of infection and prompt resolution of symptoms. A 22-month-old girl was referred to our University Hospital because of weight loss and chronic diarrhea, which did not respond to repeated dietetic trials that excluded milk, gluten, and other foodstuffs. Microscopic examination of the jejunal biopsy specimen revealed a mild degree of partial mucosal atrophy with inflammatory infiltrates in the lamina propria without any hallmarks of celiac disease. Repeated stool cultures on Butzler medium were positive for C. jejuni. This finding was associated with a high titer of specific serum antibodies. Erythromycin therapy without any other form of therapy led to prompt improvement, and the patient reached her "own" 50th centile as weight/height ratio. The aim of this report is to alert pediatric gastroenterologists of the possibility that Campylobacter may be associated with chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive.

Chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive in an infant with Campylobacter jejuni / Pignata, Claudio; Guandalini, S; Guarino, Alfredo; De Vizia, B; Capano, G; de Ritis, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 0277-2116. - 142:3(1984), pp. 812-814.

Chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive in an infant with Campylobacter jejuni.

PIGNATA, CLAUDIO;GUARINO, ALFREDO;
1984

Abstract

We report the case of an infant with chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from stools and treatment with erythromycin resulted in eradication of infection and prompt resolution of symptoms. A 22-month-old girl was referred to our University Hospital because of weight loss and chronic diarrhea, which did not respond to repeated dietetic trials that excluded milk, gluten, and other foodstuffs. Microscopic examination of the jejunal biopsy specimen revealed a mild degree of partial mucosal atrophy with inflammatory infiltrates in the lamina propria without any hallmarks of celiac disease. Repeated stool cultures on Butzler medium were positive for C. jejuni. This finding was associated with a high titer of specific serum antibodies. Erythromycin therapy without any other form of therapy led to prompt improvement, and the patient reached her "own" 50th centile as weight/height ratio. The aim of this report is to alert pediatric gastroenterologists of the possibility that Campylobacter may be associated with chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive.
1984
Chronic diarrhea and failure to thrive in an infant with Campylobacter jejuni / Pignata, Claudio; Guandalini, S; Guarino, Alfredo; De Vizia, B; Capano, G; de Ritis, G.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. - ISSN 0277-2116. - 142:3(1984), pp. 812-814.
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