Salmonella Terminal Ileitis With Endoscopic Inflammation Mimicking Crohn's Disease (ACG 2026) - Aug 29, 2026 - Abstract #P1351; Pres time: Oct 11, 2026; 03:30 PM - 07:00 PM; Location: Exhibit Halls A - D (Level 3); "Concern for Crohnâs prompted initiation of a prednisone taper...Initially, he was given oral vancomycin, but when his symptoms persisted he was switched to fidaxomicin. He also received amoxicillin-clavulanate and azithromycin for an intercurrent respiratory infection...Terminal ileum inflammation in the presence of an enteric pathogen without histologic chronicity should caution premature IBD labeling and unnecessary acute and/or chronic immunosuppression exposure. Figure: Figure 1.: Terminal ileum mucosa revealing patchy erythema, edema, loss of normal villous architecture, and scattered shallow ulcerations extending from 15 cm proximal to the ileocecal valve (ICV)."
Crohn's disease • Gastroenterology • Gastrointestinal Disorder • Immunology • Infectious Disease • Inflammation • Inflammatory Bowel Disease • Respiratory Diseases • CRP
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Parker S. Beatty DO 1; Colleen S. Boyle MD 2; Daryl B. Fick MD 2
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