Shigella infection in young children is characterized by mucosal ulceration that is most prominent in the
A. jejunum
B. ileum
C. cecum
D. transverse colon
E. rectum
E
Ulcerations due to Shigella infection are most prominent in the sigmoid colon and rectum.
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