Pancreatic abscess caused by Clostridium difficile.
The first known case of pancreatic abscess caused by Clostridium difficile in a patient with no history of diarrhea or previous antibiotic therapy is presented. After surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy with metronidazole (500 mg every 8 h) and cefotaxime (1 g every 8 h) the patient recovered completely.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*