| Three Cases of Pseudomembranous Colitis with Hematochezia |
| Hyun Jun Kang, M.D., Dong Hyup Kwak, M.D., Min Ho Choi, M.D., Ho Tae Kim, M.D., Tae Yeung Kwak, M.D.,
Hyun Chaol Lee, M.D., Yeung Sung Kim, M.D. and Jung Hee Kim, M.D.* |
| Departments of Internal Medicine and *Pathology, Kwak's Hospital, Daegu, Korea |
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| Abstract |
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Clostridium difficile is the most common nosocomial pathogen of the gastrointestinal
tract. Pseudomembranous colitis occurs as a result of a severe inflammatory
response to Clostridium difficile toxins. Pseudomembranous colitis is an
increasingly frequent cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly hospitalized
patients. Diarrhea is the most common manifestation. According to the literature,
stools are almost never grossly bloody, and range from soft and unformed to watery
or mucoid in consistency. We now report the cases of three patients with
pseudomembranous colitis whose main clinical manifestation was hematochezia. |
| Key Words:
Pseudomembranous colitis, Hematochezia |
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