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Clostridioides Difficile Enteritis: Case Report and Literature Review.
- Source :
- Antibiotics (2079-6382); Feb2022, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p206, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Clostridioides Difficile is a well-known pathogen causing diarrhea of various degrees of severity through associated infectious colitis. However, there have been reports of infectious enteritis mainly in patients with ileostomy, causing dehydration through high-output volume; Case presentation: We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient, malnourished, who presented with high-output ileostomy following a recent hospitalization where he had suffered an ileo-colic resection with ileal and transverse colon double ostomy, for stricturing Crohn's disease. Clostridioides Difficile toxin A was identified in the ileal output confirming the diagnosis of acute enteritis. Treatment with oral Vancomycin was initiated with rapid reduction of the ileostomy output volume; Conclusion: We report a case of Clostridioides Difficile enteral infection as a cause for high-output ileostomy, successfully treated with oral Vancomycin. We also review the existing literature data regarding this specific localized infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile
ENTERITIS
CROHN'S disease
LITERATURE reviews
INFECTION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20796382
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Antibiotics (2079-6382)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155505604
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11020206