Open Access<p>Pseudomembranous Colitis in Four Ethiopian Patients: A Case Series</p>
Author(s) -
Yohannes Birhanu,
Wondwossen Amogne,
A Mohammed,
Mesfin Asefa,
Fithanegest Teferra,
Muhaba Yasin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s266619
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudomembranous colitis , clostridioides , series (stratigraphy) , disease , colitis , gastroenterology , clostridium difficile , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , paleontology , biology
We present a series of four patients who had been admitted to two hospitals in Addis Ababa after presenting with persistent and chronic diarrhoea. All patients were subsequently diagnosed to have Clostridioides difficile-associated pseudomembranous colitis, a disease that has long been regarded as a rare diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa, and which has not yet been reported in Ethiopia. This case series is believed to create a much-needed awareness among physicians on the existence of this treatable but potentially fatal disease.