Intestinal spirochetosis in a human a case report
Abstract
The pathogenic potential of spirochetosis in humans has always been debated. Our
patient with diarrhea was found to have colonic ulcers, the biopsy of which showed spirochetosis.
However more studies are required for clearly understanding the clinical relevance of this entity.
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