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Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

A.M.A. Archives of Surgery, 1956
During the past few years increasing clinical evidence has been gathered to seriously implicate Micrococcus pyogenes (Staphylococcus aureus) as the etiological agent responsible for the often fatal surgical complication known as pseudomembranous enterocolitis.
J. Prohaska, E. T. Long, T. Nelsen
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Death From Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1975
During the past 2 years at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center (LAC-USC), there have been 2 deaths from pseudomembranous enterocolitis. Each of these deaths occurred postoperatively in previously healthy women who received pronlonged antibiotic prophylasix.
W J, Ledger, O L, Puttler
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PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS AND ANTIBIOTICS

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1956
Excerpt INTRODUCTION Pseudomembranous inflammation of the intestine has been recognized for over a century. During the last several years there has been an apparent increase in its incidence.
C. R. Newman
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Toxic megacolon complicating pseudomembranous enterocolitis

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1995
Toxic megacolon is a rare complication of pseudomembranous enterocolitis. We reviewed our recent experience with this complication.The first five patients of the series were studied retrospectively, and six others were followed prospectively.Between June 1992 and May 1994, 11 patients (8 male, 3 female) developed toxic megacolon secondary to ...
J L, Trudel, M, Deschênes, S, Mayrand, A N, Barkun   +3 more
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Pseudomembranous enterocolitis

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1981
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis (PMEC) was first documented in 1893. Since this initial description, confusion has reigned in the medical literature concerning its nature and differentiation from such entities as necrotizing enterocolitis and staphylococcal enterocolitis.
T. O'Connor
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Pseudomembranous enterocolitis

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 1959
The etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of pseudomembranous enterocolitis are discussed.
P T, CARROLL, L H, VAN DER HOEVEN
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Per‐rectal passage of intestinal cast: an unusual complication of pseudomembranous enterocolitis in an immunocompromised patient and literature review

ANZ journal of surgery, 2020
A 42-year-old retroviral positive male, recently initiated on prophylaxis for pneumocystic pneumonia infection with low-dose cotrimoxazole, presented with the primary complaint of severe and persistent diarrhoea for 3 days – more than 20 episodes in a ...
E. Tan, A. Monteiro, Mutee Ur Rehman, T. Kabir   +3 more
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Pseudomembranous enterocolitis in infancy

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1955
Summary Ten cases of pseudomembranous enterocolitis are presented which represent twelve years of autopsy experience at the Denver Children's Hospital. The clinical and pathologic findings of the ten cases are analyzed and a discussion of etiological and associated factors is presented.
E C, BEATTY, C R, HAWES
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Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1966
THIS REPORT is to record the occurrence of the death of an infant with congenital aganglionic megacolon which is attributed to the development of pseudomembranous enterocolitis. It is believed that this combination of events has not been previously reported.
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A study of pseudomembranous enterocolitis

The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
Abstract A study was made of nine fatal and three non-fatal cases of pseudomembranous enterocolitis occurring postoperatively during a recent five-year period. Only two of these patients underwent operative procedures on the colon. Fever and diarrhea were the most common initial manifestations of the disease, and appeared an average of 5.7 days after
C, PEARCE, P, DINEEN
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