Article

Across the medical literature, delayed diagnosis and treatment leads to more
costly and worse outcomes. Rehabilitation patients, especially those with
polytrauma, often have a complex mixture of medical, social, and psychological
health problems that can impair effective diagnosis and treatment. The case
presentation describes the procession toward the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis
in a preinjury asymptomatic male, suggesting a potential mechanism for its
emergence and describing the effect of delayed diagnosis on the efficiency of
rehabilitative care. As such, the differential diagnosis for early posttraumatic
diarrhea should remain broad, particularly if unexplained or ineffectively
controlled.

Langue : ANGLAIS