A case of ulcerative colitis co-existing with pseudo-membranous enterocolitis
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A case of ulcerative colitis co-existing with pseudo-membranous enterocolitis.
igure 1 Proctosigmoidoscopy showing characteristic multile elevated, adherent yellowish-white plaques of 2–10 mm in diameter on colonic mucosa forming pseudo-membranes. The overall incidence of Clostridium difficile infection is increasing over the decades and super-infection with C. difficile is also known to exacerbate the underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).1,2 IBD patients with C. d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1873-9946
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.06.012