Clostridium difficile infection in a patient with Crohn disease

Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder, which is rare in pediatric patients. The definite etiology and mechanism to induce an acute exacerbation of Crohn disease remains mostly unknown. The authors report on a 14-year-old girl with Crohn disease who has acute gastrointestinal symptoms caus...

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Main Authors: Chien-Hui Hsu, Yung-Ming Jeng, Yen-Hsuan Ni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612002471