[Severe forms of pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 1995;14(4):362-5. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(05)80605-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Clostridium difficile causes a broad spectrum of enteric diseases in humans, ranging from mild antibiotic-associated diarrhoea to more severe pseudomembranous colitis. The authors report four cases of life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis with haemodynamic changes. Infection due to Clostridium difficile should be kept in mind whenever a patient undergoing antibiotic therapy develops a symptomatology of an acute abdomen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
  • Cefotaxime / adverse effects
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / etiology*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cefotaxime