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Detection of Clostridium difficile Pseudomembranous Colitis in the Absence of Diarrhea with an Early Use of Endoscopy in Elderly Patients

OBJECTIVE: The classic manifestation of Clostridium difficile (CD) infection is pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) with diarrhea. Rarely, it can be present as toxic megacolon without diarrhea. We present a case of CD PMC without diarrhea to heighten awareness of its atypical presentation. DESCRIPTION: A...

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Main Authors: Pudhota, Sunitha G, Lambiase, Louis R, Vega, Kenneth J
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Blackwell Science Inc 2006
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1484641/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.02102001_2.x
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