Rescue of fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in a hemodialysis patient: a case report

Rescue of fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in a hemodialysis patient: a case report

Abstract Background Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a gastrointestinal condition that arises from the disruption of normal intestinal flora, often caused by antibiotics or antiacids. Fulminant CDI, characterized by shock, intestinal obstruction, and toxic megacolon, has a poor prognosis....

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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection
Toxic megacolon
Chronic kidney disease
Maintenance hemodialysis
Polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-025-00656-1
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