Rectal Prolapse in a Child: An Unusual Presentation of Clostridium difficile–Associated Pseudomembranous Colitis
Pseudomembranous colitis after short-course antibiotics is rare in children. We report a 14-month-old girl who presented with rectal prolapse complicated with Clostridium difficile–associated pseudomembranous colitis after a 4-day course of oral cefuroxime for treatment of acute otitis media. Abdomi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000052 |