Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis in children
W. J. Rodriquez, G. Controni, G. J. Cohen, B. Florence, W. N. Khan and S. Ross
Five patients were admitted to Children's Hospital National Medical Center
with manifestations of Yersinia enterocolitica infections. Four of five had
primarily enteric illness, while the fifth had associated ocular and joint
involvements. In three of five cases, the disease was self-limiting. Two of
the patients (No. 1 and 2) may have had their disease improved by
antibiotic therapy. Increased alertness to the potential of Y
enterocolitica to cause a variety of syndromes is necessary to make an
accurate bacteriologic diagnosis and to expedite medical treatment.
