Stoma-Closure-Induced Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Recovered by Adjunctive Intracolic Vancomycin with Postural Change

Stoma-Closure-Induced Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Recovered by Adjunctive Intracolic Vancomycin with Postural Change

A 67-year-old man with a history of low anterior resection and diverting loop transverse colostomy for rectal carcinoma developed fulminant pseudomembranous colitis after stoma closure. Oral administration of vancomycin at 0.5 g every 6 h and colonoscopy with intracolic vancomycin administration was...

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Main Authors: Yozo Suzuki, Keiichi Takahashi, Tatsuro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Daisuke Nakano, Koichi Koizumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Pseudomembranous colitis
Intracolic vancomycin therapy
Postural change
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/314198

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