Case Report
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2010; 16(12): 1537-1540
Published online Mar 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i12.1537
Figure 1
Figure 1 Abdominal computed tomography and angiography. A: Computed tomography showed diffuse bowel wall edema in the descending colon; B: Angiography showed no evidence of obstruction or stenosis in mesenteric vessels.
Figure 2
Figure 2 Sigmoidoscopic findings. Diffuse mucosal edema, erythema (A), friability and submucosal hemorrhage (B) from the splenic flexure to the sigmoid colon are shown.
Figure 3
Figure 3 Microscopic findings of colonoscopic biopsy. Sections showed portions of colonic mucosa revealing sloughing of the surface epithelium and infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells in hyalinized lamina propria. (HE, × 200).