Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting as Sigmoid Stricture and Severe Polyposis with Clinical Response to Intracolonic Vancomycin
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Severe diseases carry significant morbidities such as septic shock, acute kidney injury, bowel perforation, and mortality. Immunocompromising conditions increase the risk of developing the disease but w...
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Main Authors: | Sai Wah Cheung, Kin Kong Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4609824 |
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