Antibiotic-Associated Pseudomembranous Enteritis Due to Clostridium difficile

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Although pseudomembranous colitis is relatively common following antibiotic exposure, there have been few reported cases of pseudomembrane formation involving the small intestine. Herein we report a case of pseudomembranous enteritis of the small and large intestine that occurred after antibiotic exposure. The etiologic organism appears to be Clostridium difficile, as evidenced by the characteristic pseudomembranous lesions and a positive ELISA for toxin A in an ileal tissue specimen.

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