Clostridium difficile associated severe enterocolitis: a feature of Hirschsprung's disease in a neonate presenting late.
We report a case of Hirschsprung's disease presenting late in the newborn period with severe enterocolitis and Clostridium difficile toxin detectable in the stool. Enterocolitis associated with Hirschsprung's disease is a potentially fatal complication that may occur at presentation or later in the life of an affected child. Its association with toxin-producing Clostridium difficile growth in the bowel may be under recognized, especially in newborns.
Parsons
S J
SJ
Department of Paediatrics, Royal Hobart Hospital, Liverpool Street, Tasmania, Australia.
Fenton
E
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Dargaville
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D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; C488583:Clostridium difficile lethal toxin B