A rare presentation of ischemic pseudomembranous colitis due to Escherichia coli O157:H7.
Escherichia coli Ol57:H7 infection ranges from mild diarrheal illness to severe hemorrhagic colitis but may rarely be complicated by pseudomembranous colitis and/or necrosis. Herein, we report a sporadic case of ischemic E. coli Ol57:H7 pseudomembranous colitis in an adult that occurred during a national outbreak of E. coli Ol57:H7 in the United States.
Kendrick
Jessica B
JB
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver & Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
Risbano
Michael
M
Groshong
Steve D
SD
Frankel
Stephen K
SK
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D017091:Colitis, Ischemic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome