What is Pseudomembranous Colitis?

What is Pseudomembranous Colitis?

• Pseudomembranous Colitis: Diarrhoeal illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile, usually following a recent course of antibiotics and disruption of normal bowel bacteria.
• Pseudomembranous Colitis: An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
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Pseudomembranous Colitis: Introduction

Types of Pseudomembranous Colitis:

Broader types of Pseudomembranous Colitis:

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Mucus membrane conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Pseudomembranous Colitis?

Complications of Pseudomembranous Colitis: see complications of Pseudomembranous Colitis

What causes Pseudomembranous Colitis?

Causes of Pseudomembranous Colitis: see causes of Pseudomembranous Colitis

What are the symptoms of Pseudomembranous Colitis?

Symptoms of Pseudomembranous Colitis: see symptoms of Pseudomembranous Colitis

Complications of Pseudomembranous Colitis: see complications of Pseudomembranous Colitis

Can anyone else get Pseudomembranous Colitis?

More information: see contagiousness of Pseudomembranous Colitis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Pseudomembranous Colitis

Pseudomembranous Colitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Pseudomembranous Colitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Pseudomembranous Colitis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Pseudomembranous Colitis: Gastroenterologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Pseudomembranous Colitis.
Treatments for Pseudomembranous Colitis: see treatments for Pseudomembranous Colitis
Research for Pseudomembranous Colitis: see research for Pseudomembranous Colitis

Name and Aliases of Pseudomembranous Colitis

Main name of condition: Pseudomembranous Colitis

Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

Clostridium difficile Source - Diseases Database

Pseudomembranous Colitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Pseudomembranous Colitis:

• Clostridium difficile
• Abdominal pain
• Fever
• Diarrhoes
• Clindamycin
• Cephalosporines
• Toxic megacolon
• Vancomycin
• Metronidazole
• Fecal bacteriotherapy

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