Clostridium difficile
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One week after the specific treatment Fulminant colitis develops in approximately 1% to 3% of patients. Serious complications include dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, hypotension, hypoalbuminemia...
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Clostridium difficile colitis complicated by leukemoid reactions Patients with C difficile colitis and a leukocyte count greater than 35 x 10(9)/L have a poor prognosis with a much higher mortality...
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Endoscopic View of Pseudomembranous Colitis Second look One week after the specific treatment, a follow up Colonoscopy was performed. Pseudomembranes through all the colon were observed much less...
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Numerous small, raised, yellowish plaques. Macroscopically there are discrete cream to yellow coloured plaques which vary in size between 2 to 20 mm. These plaques are usually loosely attached to...
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Cecum, the appendiceal hole One must also remember that the anatomical location of pseudomembranes includes virtually all portions of the intestinal tract. When the colon is attacked the more severe...
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Yellow/white mucosal plaques. PMC is diagnosed by assessing the patient on three levels: clinical evaluation, stool assays for enteric pathogens and visualization of the colonic mucosa. The first...
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Creamy white plaques coat the mucosa. This is a typical endoscopic appearance of symptoms Pseudomembranous colitis. Proctosigmoidoscopy may be completely negative, thus colonoscopy may be needed...
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Endoscopic Image of Pseudomembranous Colitis Symptoms Pseudomembranous colitis is usually associated with watery diarrhea (99%), fever (29%), abdominal pain or cramping (33%) and leukocytosis (61%)...
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Rectum Pseudomembranous colitis is far more common than the sporadic published reports, avoiding a high mortality rate is to establish the diagnosis promptly and give early supportive treatment....
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This 78-year-old female, diabetic due to a cat bit in her distal leg develop a celulitis, her family practice physician prescribed clindamycin therapy, one week after was hospitalized because of watery...