Ischemic Colitis Presented as Pseudomembranous Colitis: An Untypical Case from Vietnam [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2022 Ischemic colitis (IC) is an underreported chronic disease characterized by the hypoperfusion of the bowel mucosa. The diagnosis and treatment may be challenging because its clinical course resembles other colitis or even colorectal malignancies.
Tien Manh Huynh +5 more
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Case of Pseudomembranous Colitis Caused by a Clostridioides difficile Infection Concomitant with Cytomegalovirus colitis Mimicking Ischemic Colitis [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023 A Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the major nosocomial diarrheal diseases. Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is a characteristic endoscopic finding of CDI, manifested by white or yellowish plaque covering the colonic mucosa.
Hyo Suk Kim, Hye Min Kim, Tae-Geun Gweon
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Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2019 Pseudomembranous colitis is an inflammatory condition of the colon that is most often a manifestation of Clostridium difficile infection. If laboratory testing and endoscopic finding for Clostridium difficile infection is negative, then other less common
Devish Pyakurel
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Pseudomembranous Colitis: Not Always Caused by Clostridium difficile [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Although classically pseudomembranous colitis is caused by Clostridium difficile, it can result from several etiologies. Certain medications, chemical injury, collagenous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemia, and other infectious pathogens can ...
Derek M. Tang +5 more
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Recurrent Pseudomembranous Colitis in an Ovarian Cancer Patient Undergoing Carboplatin Chemotherapy [PDF]
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 Background. Diarrhea is a common problem in ovarian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and Clostridium difficile infection has been identified as a cause.
Valerie A. Allen +2 more
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Pseudomembranous Colitis in Four Ethiopian Patients: A Case Series [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2020 Yohannes Birhanu,1 Wondwossen Amogne,1 Abdulsemed Mohammed,1 Mesfin Asefa,2 Fithanegest Teferra,2 Muhaba Yasin3 1College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2St.
Birhanu Y +5 more
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Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting with Dual Colonic Perforation in a 15 Year Old Female- A Rare Case Rreport [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2022 Pseudomembranous colitis is an undesirable complication of C difficle infection. C difficle, although a part of normal gut flora, can become a nuisance and cause varying degrees of colitis, given the opportunity of a conducive host environment ...
Nida Khan +4 more
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Acute renal failure in the onset of pseudomembranous colitis
Лечащий Врач, 2023 Pseudomembranous colitis in recent years has become a fairly aggressive and widespread form of infection associated with the use of antibacterial therapy, refers to the most severe inflammatory bowel diseases, the cause of which is the grampositive ...
S. G. Alexandrova +5 more
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С. difficile infection: clinical and pharmacoeconomic assessment of treatment regimens in antibiotic-associated diarrhea [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2022 This paper provides a review of the largest studies (over the period of 2017 to 2022) on cost-effectiveness analysis of the recommended treatment algorithms for Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD ...
Ortenberg E.A.
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