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. 2019 Feb 21;14(2):e0212791. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212791

Table 2. Cases of wrong IBD diagnosis.

CASE AGE SEX IT O IBD DX IBD DX AMOEB FCS
1 35 M Y L Crohn’s 31-01-08 13-02-08 Serpiginous ulcers in the sigmoid colon and rectum
2 51 M N L Crohn’s 01-11-12 01-11-14 Ulcers in colon and rectum
3 31 F N I Crohn’s 04–14 02–2017 Deep serpiginous ulcers in transverse colon and cecum
4 31 F Y L Crohn’s 03–2012 05–2014 Ulcers in rectum and ascending colon
5 57 M Y L ulcerative
colitis
11–2017 12–2017 Unstructured mucosa in cecum and rectum with deep serpiginous ulcers

IT: Recent international travel (Yes/No)

O: Origin Local/Immigrant

IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis

DX IBD: Date of IBD diagnosis

DX AMOEB: Date of amoebic colitis diagnosis

FCS: Results of fibre-optic colonoscopy