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case_images: Diffused inflammation in the colon under coloscopy. The endoscopic images revealed that the inflammation of colonic mucosa is diffuse, continuous, and with extensive hyperaemia, erosion, and superficial ulcerations.
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case_images: Endoscopy revealed terminal ileitis of focal hyperaemia and erosion, pancolitis of extensive dotted hyperaemia, erosion and superficial ulcerations with regular pouch, and no intestinal stenosis (Figure 1).
case_images: Stool examination showing cysts of Giardia lamblia (red circles).
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case_images: And the repeated stool examination revealed cysts of Giardia thus confirming giardiasis (Figure 2) and contaminated food was suspected to be the most likely source of the infection.