ReviewDigestive diseases and sciences2012
Infectious proctitis: when to suspect it is not inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Syndromic approaches for sexually transmitted infections: added value of molecular diagnosis.Current opinion in HIV and AIDS · 2025Review
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- Separating Infectious Proctitis from Inflammatory Bowel Disease-A Common Clinical Conundrum.Microorganisms · 2024Review
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- A practical approach to the diagnosis and management of chlamydia and gonorrhea.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2023Review
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Adult HIV-Infected Patients-Is Sexually Transmitted Infections Misdiagnosis Possible?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Infectious Proctitis in Ulcerative Colitis: The Importance of an Accurate Differential Diagnosis.GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Syphilitic Proctitis Presenting as a Rectal Mass: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Review
- Nonviral Sexually Transmitted Diseases.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2019Review
- Infectious proctitis: a necessary differential diagnosis in ulcerative colitis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Article
- Sexually transmitted infections of the lower gastrointestinal tract.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2018Review
- Are patients in the IBD clinic at risk of proctitis secondary to sexually transmitted infections?Frontline gastroenterology · 2017Article
- Sampling Strategies for Three-Dimensional Spatial Community Structures in IBD Microbiota Research.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2017Review
- Ischemic Proctitis Presenting as Rectal Pain and Bloody Diarrhea with No Apparent Cause.ACG case reports journal · 2017Article
- Herpes Simplex Proctitis Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a Teenaged Male.Case reports in pediatrics · 2017Article
- Concomitant herpes simplex virus colitis and hepatitis in a man with ulcerative colitis: Case report and review of the literature.Medicine · 2016Review
- Lymphogranuloma venereum proctitis.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2016Article
- Chlamydial Proctitis in a Young Man Who Has Sex with Men: Misdiagnosed as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Chonnam medical journal · 2015Article
- Prevalence and predictors of Lymphogranuloma venereum in a high risk population attending a STD outpatients clinic in Italy.BMC research notes · 2014Article
- Infectious proctitis: what every gastroenterologist needs to know.Annals of gastroenterologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundProctitis is a common problem and is most frequently associated with inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the incidence of infectious proctitis appears to be rising, especially in men who have sex with men. This may be due to the rise of people participating in receptive anal sex as well as the increase in sexually transmitted infections. The most frequently reported pathogens include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex. DIAGNOSIS: Symptoms of infectious proctitis can include rectal blood and mucous discharge, anorectal pain, ulcers, and occasionally lymphadenopathy and fever. History and physical examination are crucial in establishing a diagnosis, supported by endoscopy, histology, serology, culture and PCR. TREATMENT: Treatment with antibiotics or antivirals is usually initiated, either empirically or after establishing a diagnosis. Co-infections, HIV testing, and treatment of sexual partners should always be considered.
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