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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Main Authors: Evgeni Brotfain, Leonid Koyfman, Amit Frenkel, Jochanan G. Peiser, Abraham Borer, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, Alexander Zlotnik, Moti Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/482930
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