title: [Severe forms of pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile].
abstract: Clostridium difficile causes a broad spectrum of enteric diseases in humans, ranging from mild antibiotic-associated diarrhoea to more severe pseudomembranous colitis. The authors report four cases of life-threatening pseudomembranous colitis with haemodynamic changes. Infection due to Clostridium difficile should be kept in mind whenever a patient undergoing antibiotic therapy develops a symptomatology of an acute abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammedi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gachot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Souweine
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vachon
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000009:adverse effects; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime
vernacular_title: Formes graves de colite pseudomembraneuse à Clostridium difficile.