Diagnostic value of fecal leukocytes in chronic bowel diseases

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Adriana Seva-pereira¹  Alberto Otoniel Franco¹  Antonio Frederico Novaes De Magalhães¹ 

[1],Campinas State University Medical Science Faculty Department of Clinical Medicine

关键词: Fecal leukocytes;    Inflammatory bowel disease;    Exsudative bowel disease;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801994000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

To evaluate the importance of fecal leukocytes, 42 patients who showed signs of fecal leukocytes (++ or +++) were studied. Their endoscopic examinations with biopsy and/or radiology of the colon showed the following diagnoses: 33 had ulcerative colitis, four had colonic adenocarcinoma, two had Crohn's disease, two had amebic colitis and one had eosinophilic colitis. The presence of fecal leukocytes allowed for the diagnosis of colon disease in all the patients, and it might indicate exudative bowel disease. These results suggest that whenever fecal leukocytes are found in the feces, an examination for colon disease should be made.

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