Unique pathology of colonic spirochaetosis characterised by mucosal eosinophilia is linked to diarrhoea and IBS

Affiliations

¹ Medical and Interventional Services, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Pathology North-Hunter, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Comment

Thomas M Goodsall et al. Gut. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;66(5):978-979.

doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312405. Epub 2016 Jul 29.

¹ Medical and Interventional Services, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
² Department of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of Pathology North-Hunter, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: CHRONIC DIARRHOEA; COLONIC BACTERIA; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME.

Comment on

Microbiome-based companion diagnostics: no longer science fiction?
Raes J. Raes J. Gut. 2016 Jun;65(6):896-7. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-311015. Epub 2016 Jan 22. Gut. 2016. PMID: 26801884 No abstract available.