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20841956

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Pseudomembranous colitis, an antibiotic-associated diarrhea, needs early diagnosis and treatment for the high fatality rate in severe cases. We report a case of pseudomembranous colitis following the use of antibiotics in febrile neutropenia (FN). A 74-year-old man with non-curative resected sigmoid colon cancer was treated with cefepime in FN induced by chemotherapy. Complications of diarrhea were seen on day 2. Paralytic ileus and disseminated intravascular coagulation were also complications. He was diagnosed as pseudomembranous colitis for Clostridium difficile toxin-positive. Vancomycin enemas were administered because oral administrations were impossible, and the effect was provided. Vancomycin enemas are an effective therapy for patients with severe pseudomembranous colitis unable to tolerate oral medications because of ileus.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0385-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1821-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of pseudomembranous colitis with febrile neutropenia induced by chemotherapy and effectively treated by vancomycin enemas].
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Surgery, Hadano Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports