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PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS PANENTERITIS AND SEPTICAEMIA IN A PATIENT WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Author(s) -
Chen F. C. S.,
Woods R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00815.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudomembranous colitis , ulcerative colitis , presentation (obstetrics) , gastrointestinal tract , antibiotics , sepsis , dermatology , intensive care medicine , clostridium difficile , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , biology
Pseudomembranous colitis may occur in the immunocompromised chronic colitic patient without a prior history of antibiotic use. The entire gastrointestinal tract can be involved and the presentation can be that of a severe systemic infection that warrants prompt recognition and aggressive management.