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* Endoscopic finding of elevated yellow-white nodules or plaques that form pseudomembranes on the colonic mucosa |
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== Further Reading == |
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* Pseudomembranous colitis. ''Dis Mon.'' 2015 May;61(5):181-206. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.disamonth.2015.01.006 10.1016/j.disamonth.2015.01.006]. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25769243/ 25769243]; PMCID: [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4402243/ PMC4402243]. |
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 3 July 2025
Background
- Endoscopic finding of elevated yellow-white nodules or plaques that form pseudomembranes on the colonic mucosa
Etiologies
Infectious
- Bacterial
- Clostridioides difficile, the most common association by far
- Clostridium ramosum
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Plesiomonas shigelloides
- Salmonella enterica
- Shigella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Parasitic
- Viral
Non-Infectious
- Non-infectious colitis
- Medications
Further Reading
- Pseudomembranous colitis. Dis Mon. 2015 May;61(5):181-206. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2015.01.006. PMID: 25769243; PMCID: PMC4402243.
