This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Carter WE, Darko IA, Chandan P, Pai AB. Colitis after polytrauma. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(4):655–60. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Colitis after polytrauma William E. Carter, MD; Isaac A. Darko, MD; Priya Chandan, MD; Ajit B. Pai, MD
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Carter WE, Darko IA, Chandan P, Pai AB. Colitis after polytrauma. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(4):655–60. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Aim – Case report describes servicemember whose greatest limitation to therapy participation was diarrhea. Relevance – Delayed diagnosis and treatment lead to more costly and worse outcomes. – Rehabilitation patients, especially polytrauma, have complex mix of medical, social, and psychological problems that can impair effective diagnosis and treatment.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Carter WE, Darko IA, Chandan P, Pai AB. Colitis after polytrauma. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(4):655–60. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Method & Results Described process of diagnosing ulcerative colitis in preinjury asymptomatic male. – Suggested potential mechanism for its emergence. – Described how delayed diagnosis affected rehabilitation efficiency.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Carter WE, Darko IA, Chandan P, Pai AB. Colitis after polytrauma. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(4):655–60. Slideshow Project DOI: /JRRD JSP Conclusion Differential diagnosis for early posttraumatic diarrhea should remain broad, particularly if unexplained or ineffectively controlled.