Pseudomembranous colitis. Association with antibiotics and therapy with cholestyramine.
Two patients with diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis associated with lincomycin hydrochloride monohydrate and clindamycin phosphate therapy were treated with cholestyramine resin, with prompt remission of symptoms.
D002792:Cholestyramine Resin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003092:Colitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008034:Lincomycin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D010710:Phosphates; D012116:Resins, Plant; D002792:Cholestyramine Resin; D002981:Clindamycin; D008034:Lincomycin