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Stoma-Closure-Induced Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Recovered by Adjunctive Intracolic Vancomycin with Postural Change [PDF]

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2010
A 67-year-old man with a history of low anterior resection and diverting loop transverse colostomy for rectal carcinoma developed fulminant pseudomembranous colitis after stoma closure. Oral administration of vancomycin at 0.5 g every 6 h and colonoscopy
Yozo Suzuki, Keiichi Takahashi, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Daisuke Nakano, Koichi Koizumi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pseudomembranous colitis in a patient with lamotrigine-induced drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome

Gastroenterology Insights, 2016
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction with rash, fever and multiorgan dysfunction potentially lethal in up to 10% of cases.
Manuel Soria Orozco, Eduardo Martín Nares, Alvaro López Iñiguez, Sandra Gónzalez Saldaña, Lorena Valerdi Contreras, Jair Abdiel Toro Guerrero   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pseudomembranous colitis [PDF]

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Pseudomembranous colitis, also known as a Clostridium difficile colitis is a potentially life-threatening acute infectious colitis.  This colitis results from the effects of toxins produced by the overgrowth of Clostridium difficile ...
Zlatareva, DK, Nedevska, M, Georgieva, SV   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Endobronchial Aspergillosis Presenting as an Isolated Airway Lesion in an Immunocompromised Patient. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Endobronchial Aspergillus infection should be considered in immunocompromised patients presenting with airway obstruction, even in the absence of parenchymal lung involvement. This case highlights the potential for rapid clinical deterioration and the diagnostic challenges in distinguishing endobronchial aspergillosis from more aggressive forms of ...
Sadeghi M, Sadat Hosseini Khajouei F, GhanbarAliAkhavan H, Soleimani AM.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Empirical Meropenem Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis: Feasibility of a Randomised Trial. [PDF]

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
ABSTRACT Background Meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam are commonly used empirical antibiotics in critically ill adults with sepsis, but whether one is superior to the other is uncertain. Methods The Empirical Meropenem versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Adult Patients with Sepsis (EMPRESS) trial is an ongoing investigator‐initiated, randomised ...
Meier NF, Møller MH, Kjær MN, Sjövall F, Munch MW, Kaas-Hansen BS, Thorsen-Meyer HC, Rasmussen BS, Helleberg M, Hertz FB, Lange T, Jensen AKG, Andersen LW, Andersen JS, Michelsen J, Andersen LPK, Bestle MH, Brøchner AC, Itenov TS, Christensen S, Plovsing RTR, Koch KU, Møller A, Schjørring OL, Cranø NB, Vamdrup-Andersen K, Placido D, Meyhoff TS, Anthon CT, Tøgern A, Grigonyte-Daraskeviciene M, Engbakken Z, Kamstrup AW, Uhre KR, Barakji JA, Larsen RF, Perner A, Granholm A.   +37 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Europe's contribution to the evaluation of the use of systemic antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontitis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review celebrates Europe's contribution to the current knowledge on systemically administered antimicrobials in periodontal treatment. Periodontitis is the most frequent chronic noncommunicable human disease. It is caused by dysbiotic bacterial biofilms and is commonly treated with subgingival instrumentation.
David Herrera, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Paula Matesanz, Katalina Lauwens, Wim Teughels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pseudomembranous colitis due to clostridium difficile

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2014
Background: A 62-year-old Turkish man was referred for ultrasonography of a palpable mass in the left upper abdomen. Past medical history revealed emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculus cholecystitis about 6 months earlier in Turkey ...
R Kiliçarslan, H Toprak, F Ozturk, E Kocakoç   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudomembranous Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis: Case Report of a Rare Manifestation of Airway Invasive Aspergillosis

대한영상의학회지, 2022
Aspergillus tracheobronchitis, an uncommon form of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, is characterized by the development of a pseudomembrane, ulcers, or an obstruction that is predominantly confined to the tracheobronchial tree.
Jae Sung Cho, Jeong Jae Kim, Sun Young Jeong, Yun soo Lee, Miok Kim, Sung Joon Park, Myeong Ju Koh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pseudomembranous Colitis Following Low Dose Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole

, 1985
A 94-year-old man had pseudomembranous colitis while taking low dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for recurrent urinary tract infection. The suppressive effect of low dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole on normal colonic flora appeared to be a factor in ...
London, R, John Jaffe, Jaffe, J, Joseph Candio, Candio, Joseph, MD, Dennis Ruff, Richard London, Ruff, D   +7 more
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