Concomitant pseudomembranous colitis in colonic resection for acute diverticulitis

Diverticulitis and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are common conditions in the surgical population. However, they are usually 2 distinct clinical entities. Here, we report the case of acute diverticulitis with concomitant pseudomembranous colitis, presumably due to CDI. The clinical course as...

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Published inInternational journal of surgical pathology Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 325
Main Authors Byrns, Simon, Canterbury, Laura A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2015
Subjects
Comorbidity
Diverticulitis, Colonic - complications
Diverticulitis, Colonic - surgery
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - complications
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Smoking
infectious colitis
pseudomembranous colitis
colon resection
Clostridium difficile
acute diverticulitis
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Summary:Diverticulitis and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are common conditions in the surgical population. However, they are usually 2 distinct clinical entities. Here, we report the case of acute diverticulitis with concomitant pseudomembranous colitis, presumably due to CDI. The clinical course as well as gross and microscopic pathology findings are discussed. A literature search revealed a single previous report of these findings concomitant in a surgical specimen. A brief discussion of the pathophysiology of CDI and acute diverticulitis is included.
ISSN:1940-2465
DOI:10.1177/1066896914559641