PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - F. D. Lee
AU  - A. Kraszewski
AU  - J. Gordon
AU  - J. G. R. Howie
AU  - D. McSeveney
AU  - W. A. Harland
TI  - Intestinal spirochaetosis
AID  - 10.1136/gut.12.2.126
DP  - 1971 Feb 01
TA  - Gut
PG  - 126--133
VI  - 12
IP  - 2
4099  - http://gut.bmj.com/content/12/2/126.short
4100  - http://gut.bmj.com/content/12/2/126.full
SO  - Gut1971 Feb 01; 12
AB  - An abnormal condition of the large intestine is described in which the surface epithelium is infested by short spirochaetes. Diagnosis can be made by light microscopy. A review of 14 cases diagnosed by rectal biopsy and 62 cases involving the appendix shows no consistent symptom complex. The possible significance is discussed.