All issues > Volume 24(5); 1981

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1981;24(5):492-496. Published online May 15, 1981.

A Case of Yersenia Enterocolitica Enteritis Simulating Shigellosis.

Hong Jin Kim¹, Hee Chung Chung¹, Chul Lee¹, Pyung Kil Kim¹, Yun Sub Chung²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Clinicopathology, College of Medicine Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of gastroenteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a 7month old male infant who was misdiagnosed as shigellosis at onset of illness. He was treated with Gentamicin successfully. A marked improvement was resulted in clinical symptoms and laboratory finding at the time of discharge. It is a second case of Y.enterocolitica which is proved by stool culture in Korea.

Keywords :Shigella;Yersinia enterocolitis;Enteritis