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Radiopathologic correlation in pseudomembranous colitis: Report of a case

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Pseudomembranous enterocolitis has been regarded as a complication of overwhelming infection, especially by staphylococci. Other contributing factors can include colonic obstruction, severe debility, leukemia, and abdominal surgery. Recent reports in medical literature have indicated that pseudomembranous enterocolitis may occur after lincomycin and Clindamycin therapy. We report a further case, describing the radiologic findings with pathologic correlation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, 11203, Brooklyn, New York

    Salvatore J. A. Sclafani M.D., Serge E. Dallemand M.D., Albert Sutton M.D. & Jack Farman M.B.,Ch.B.

  2. Department of Pathology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center and Kings County Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, 11203, Brooklyn, New York

    Salvatore J. A. Sclafani M.D., Serge E. Dallemand M.D., Albert Sutton M.D. & Jack Farman M.B.,Ch.B.

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Sclafani, S.J.A., Dallemand, S.E., Sutton, A. et al. Radiopathologic correlation in pseudomembranous colitis: Report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 18, 694–698 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02604279

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