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A case is presented in which computed tomography of the abdomen was performed to search for possible peritoneal abscess. The incidental observation of an irregularly thickened wall of the colon led to the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis.
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Brunner, D., Feifarek, C., McNeely, D. et al. CT of pseudomembranous colitis. Gastrointest Radiol 9, 73–75 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887806
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887806