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First published online July 20, 2009
British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, 890-895
© 2009 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/57970083
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A description of CT features of Clostridium difficile infection of the small bowel in four patients and a review of literature

B WEE, FRCR 1 J A D POELS, FRCR 1 I J MCCAFFERTY, FRCR 1 P TANIERE, FRCPath 2 and J OLLIFF, FRCR 1

Departments of 1 Radiology 2 Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK

Correspondence: B Wee, Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. E-mail: b_wee{at}hotmail.com

Clostridium difficile associated disease is an increasingly common cause of morbidity and mortality. Pseudomembranous colitis following hospital-administered antibiotic treatment is the most common symptomatic manifestation. Small bowel enteritis caused by C. difficile, however, is rarely described. Here, we present a series of four patients with hospital-acquired small bowel enteritis caused by C. difficile, discuss its CT and histopathological features, and review the current literature.






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