Unusual Localization of Clostridium Difficile Infection in an Isolated Segment of the Descending Colon in a Critical Care Patient

Unrecognized severe pseudomembranous colitis may become life threatening. A typical Clostridium difficile infection is associated with involvement of the colon; however, small bowel disease has also been described. Here, we present a case of a 48-year-old man with Clostridium difficile colitis of an...

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Autores principales: Brotfain, Evgeni, Koyfman, Leonid, Frenkel, Amit, Peiser, Jochanan G., Borer, Abraham, Gruenbaum, Benjamin F., Zlotnik, Alexander, Klein, Moti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23316409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482930

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23316409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482930

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