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While imaging appearances of pseudomembranous colitis are commonly recognised, radiological manifestations of Clostridium difficile-associated enteritis are poorly understood which, combined with the rarity of this infection involving small bowel, makes establishing the correct diagnosis challenging. Therefore, in order to encourage awareness of readers, we present a case of C. difficile enteritis that manifested as abdominal sepsis complicating the postoperative period in a middle-aged woman with fistulating Crohn’s disease and defunctioning ileostomy. Radiological appearances are described based on three consecutive CT studies performed 5 days prior to onset of symptoms, during the peak of enteritis, corresponding with the patient’s clinical deterioration, and also 35 days later following treatment and resolution.
- infection (gastroenterology)
- inflammatory bowel disease
- radiology
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Contributors All authors contributed to this case report. JS wrote the case history, selected the images and wrote the manuscript. TC selected the images and edited the manuscript. RW provided case history and edited the manuscript. SK supervised the work, selected the patient’s images and edited and reviewed the manuscript.
Funding This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.