Ulcerative Colitis Activity Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin, in a Patient with Longstanding Disease under Continuous Treatment with Mesalazine

<div>The gallium-67 scintigraphy revealed persistent diffuse concentration of the gallium in the ascending colon at 24-hour imaging. Gallium-67 excreted into the bowel and laxatives are essential for the differential diagnosis between true positive increased bowel activity and false positive uptake due to bowel content.</div>

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Figure 2: Ulcerative Colitis Activity Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin, in a Patient with Longstanding Disease under Continuous Treatment with Mesalazine 

Figure 2 | Ulcerative Colitis Activity Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin, in a Patient with Longstanding Disease under Continuous Treatment with Mesalazine 