Yersinia enterocolitica peritonitis.

WE READ WITH INTEREST THE ARTICLE IN GASTROENTEROLOGY BY CAPRON ET AL. (1) ON SPONTANEOUS YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA PERITONITIS IN IDIOPATHIC HEMOCHROMATOSIS.IN PATIENTS WITH IRON OVERLOAD,Y.ENTEROCOLITICA SEPTICEMIA HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY REPORTED(2,3),HOWEVER,Y.ENTEROCOLITICA PERITONITIS HAS BEEN VERY RARELY DESCRIBED(1,4).IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE OBSERVED 3 CASES OF Y.ENETROCOLITICA PERITONITIS IN CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THALASSEMIA MAJOR.