A severe and complicated case of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis in a 27- month-old boy: A rare entity in young children

Uzma Rani; Aamer Imdad; Maribeth Nicholson

doi:10.15761/GHE.1000136

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A severe and complicated case of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis in a 27- month-old boy: A rare entity in young children

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A severe and complicated case of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis in a 27- month-old boy: A rare entity in young children

Uzma Rani, Aamer Imdad and Maribeth Nicholson

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Vol.2(1)

2017

DOI: 10.15761/GHE.1000136

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We present a case of a 27-month-old boy with severe Clostridium difficile infection complicated by toxic megacolon, rectal prolapse, hypoalbuminemia, and ascites. The patient improved with antibiotics but later presented with recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis. Antibiotic therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection was given and after recovery, fecal microbiota transplantation was performed to prevent further recurrence of disease. The patient did well on follow-up. Severe Clostridium difficile disease is rare in young children and colonization is common.

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Title: Subtitle: A severe and complicated case of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis in a 27- month-old boy: A rare entity in young children
Creators: Uzma Rani
Aamer Imdad
Maribeth Nicholson
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Vol.2(1)
DOI: 10.15761/GHE.1000136
ISSN: 2398-3116
eISSN: 2398-3116
Language: English
Date published: 2017
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition; General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984446714802771

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