title: Toxic megacolon complicating a Clostridium difficile infection in a pregnant woman.
abstract: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in non-hospitalized patients has been reported with increased frequency, whereas an association between CDI and pregnancy has not been highlighted. We report a case of toxic megacolon complicating a severe CDI during the second trimester of pregnancy in a patient without traditional risk factors, such as antibiotic use, immunodeficiency, and prolonged and recent hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale cà Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Candiotto
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologiche e della Riproduzione Umana, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pascoli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Ginecologiche e della Riproduzione Umana, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gritti
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale cà Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Busato
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Ospedale cà Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dal Pozzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents