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KMID : 1188320150090020247
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Gut and Liver
2015 Volume.9 No. 2 p.247 ~ p.250
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A Case of Toxic Megacolon Caused by Clostridium difficile Infection and Treated with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
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Gweon Tae-Geun
Lee Kyung-Jin
Kang Dong-hoon
Park Sung-Soo
Kim Kyung-Hoon
Seong Hyeon-jin
Ban Tae-Hyun
Moon Sung-Jin
Kim Jin-Su
Kim Sang-Woo
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Abstract
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Toxic megacolon is a rare clinical complication of fulminant Clostridium difficile infection. The mortality rate of fulminant C. difficile infection is reported to be as high as 50%. Fecal microbiota transplantation is a highly effective treatment in patients with recurrent or refractory C. difficile infection. However, there are few published articles on the use of such transplantation for fulminant C. difficile infection. Here, we report on a patient with toxic megacolon complicated by C. difficile infection who was treated successfully with fecal microbiota transplantation.
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KEYWORD
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Fulminant Clostridium difficile infection, Megacolon, toxic, Fecal microbiota transplantation
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