Pseudomembranous colitis with sparing of transplanted colon.
There is strong evidence that pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is caused by the toxin of Clostridium difficile. A case of PMC which occurred in a patient who underwent colon interposition for a benign oesophageal stricture is presented, which had all the features of a florid PMC, but the changes were confined to the normally sited colon, and did not occur in the interposed loop. No similar case report could be found in the literature. This case is in accord with the view that PMC is produced by the toxin of local faecal bacteria, and its occurrence is precluded by removal of the colon from the faecal stream.
D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous