The Clinical Significance of Colonoscopy in Hemorrhagic Colitis Due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection

Abstract

The characteristic colonoscopic findings in most patients with hemorrhagic colitis due to O157 infection were as follows: 1) severe inflammation, including primarily marked edema and facile hemorrhage, and 2) inflammation predominating at the right-side colon; and 3) frequent appearance of longitudinal ulcer-like lesions.