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060. Chronic Megacolon with Recto Vaginal Fistulo Associated with Atresia Ani: A 26-Year History and Case Report

JBN (Jurnal Bedah Nasional)
Background: Large bowel obstruction and megacolon formation with rectovaginal fistule ascociated with atresia ani is rare. abnormal colon dilatation that falls into one of three categories: toxic, chronic, or acute.
I Gede Ryan Arditayasa, Gede Eka Rusdi Antara   +1 more
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Colostomy with Vancomycin Administration as an Effective Treatment for Toxic Megacolon Associated with Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis: A Case Report

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2004
We report a case of toxic megacolon associated with fulminant pseudomembranous colitis. A 72-year-old woman was admitted with severe dehydration and shock.
Masashi Haraguchi, Ko Komuta, Junichiro Furui, Takashi Kanematsu   +3 more
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Recommendations for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults and comparison with updated ACG, ESCMID and IDSA/SHEA guidelines

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
Clostridioides difficile infection is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. IDSA/SHEA, ESCMID and ACG updated the clinical practice guidelines for CDI in 2021. This paper is an attempt to summarize these guidelines.
Mateusz Piotr Baran, Jarosław Drobnik, Mária Belovičová, Štefánia Moricová, Piotr Pobrotyn   +4 more
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Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2023
C. difficile infection is related to wide spectrum of disease, from self-limiting diarrhea to fulminant disease that can cause toxic megacolon or pseudo-membrane colitis. Difficult approach to diagnose this disease is also problem. C.
Bella Yunita, Achmad Fauzi
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An unusual case of an ulcerative colitis flare resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and a bladder hematoma: a case report

BMC Gastroenterology, 2004
Background Disorders of coagulation have long been associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Children, as well as adults, with both active and inactive ulcerative colitis have been found to have abnormal coagulation and fibrinolysis.
Christie Dennis, Murray Karen, Suskind David L   +2 more
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Does Whipworm Increase the Pathogenicity of Campylobacter jejuni? A Clinical Correlate of an Experimental Observation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2004
Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of acute diarrhea worldwide, usually mild and self-limiting. No adequate hypothesis has yet been formulated to explain why in an otherwise healthy host this infection is occasionally severe.
Jennifer L Shin, Geoffrey W Gardiner, Wayne Deitel, Gabor Kandel   +3 more
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Successful Treatment of Clostridium difficile Bacteremia with Aortic Mycotic Aneurysm in a Patient with Prior Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017
The clinical spectrum of Clostridium difficile infection can range from benign gastrointestinal colonization to mild diarrhea and life threatening conditions such as pseudomembranous colitis and toxic megacolon.
Kairav Shah, Rebecca Brauch, Kartikeya Cherabuddi   +2 more
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Combination of oral vancomycin and intra-colonic vancomycin: Successful treatment of complicated pseudomembranous colitis in a child patient

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019
The Clostridium difficile infection–related disease varies from mild diarrhoea to pseudomembranouscolitis. Although C. difficile infection is commonly considered to be a hospital-acquired infection, a significant number of cases are community acquired ...
Hüseyin Sancar Bozkurt, Banu Kara
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Rescue of fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in a hemodialysis patient: a case report

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a gastrointestinal condition that arises from the disruption of normal intestinal flora, often caused by antibiotics or antiacids.
Hiroyoshi Yanagisawa, Megumi Oshima, Keisuke Sako, Yoshinori Takahashi, Toshiaki Tokumaru, Kaho Hayashi, Megumi Ikeda, Fumitaka Yamamori, Sho Kajikawa, Daiki Hayashi, Takahiro Yuasa, Keisuke Horikoshi, Shiori Nakagawa, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Takumi Taniguchi, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata   +20 more
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A severe Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 infection in Beijing, China, July 2024

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Clostridioides difficile ribotype (RT) 027 is particularly virulent, capable of causing severe conditions such as ileus, toxic megacolon, hypotension, or shock. Outbreaks of RT027 C.
Xinfei Chen, Yang Chen, Han Zhang, Wen Shi, Houpeng Wong, Jin Li, Ziyue Zhou, Feiyi Liu, Yiying Zhao, Yingchun Xu, Meng Xiao   +10 more
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