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- Title
Pseudomembranous colitis without diarrhea presenting clinically as acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
- Authors
Sheikh, Rafiq A.; Yasmeen, Shagufta; Pauly, Mary Pat; Trudeau, Walter L.
- Abstract
Pseudomembranous colitis usually presents with diarrhea in a clinical setting of recent antibiotic use. It is uncommon to see it as a cause of obstipation and colonic pseudo-obstruction. We report an unusual case of an elderly woman with hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and diabetes mellitus, who was admitted with fever, abdominal pain, and distension without diarrhea. She presented with decreased stool frequency and obstipation. She did not respond to conservative management. Colonoscopy revealed a picture of pseudomembranous colitis, and Clostridium difficile toxin was positive. She responded well to metronidazole therapy.
- Subjects
COLITIS; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile
- Publication
Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001, Vol 36, Issue 9, p629
- ISSN
0944-1174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s005350170048