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KMID : 0359020110420060410
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011 Volume.42 No. 6 p.410 ~ p.414
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Three Cases of Pseudomembranous Colitis with Hematochezia
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Kang Hyun-Jun
Kwak Dong-Hyup
Choi Min-Ho
Kim Ho-Tae
Kwak Tae-Yeung
Lee Hyun-Chul
Kim Yeong-Sung
Kim Jung-Hee
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Pseudomembranous colitis, Hematochezia
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