Salmonella pseudomembranous colitis.
Pseudomembranous colitis is most often associated with antibiotic use and caused most often by Clostridium difficile. Aclinical syndrome and pathology that is identical can be caused rarely by other organisms. We report a case of Salmonella enterica pseudomembranous colitis and briefly review the literature regarding rare causes of this syndrome.
Beck
Andrew
A
Northwestern University, USA.
McNeil
Candice
C
Abdelsayed
George
G
Chin-Lue
Roland
R
Kassis
Simon
S
Manthous
Constantine A
CA
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin