A Case of Toxic Megacolon Caused by Clostridium difficile Infection and Treated with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Gut and Liver
;
: 247-250, 2015.
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in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-190724
ABSTRACT
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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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
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Clostridioides difficile
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Feces
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
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Megacolon, Toxic
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Gut and Liver
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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