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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


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  		Figure 1. Crypt eruption (yellow stars) and pseudomembranes (black arrows) are typical histological findings in small bowel pseudomembranous colitis.

 

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  		Figure 2. Thickened caecum (white arrow) and terminal ileum (red arrow) with grossly dilated small bowel loops.

 

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  		Figure 3. (a,b) Grossly thickened ileal loops in the pelvis and terminal ileum (red arrows) with intraluminal contrast.

 

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  		Figure 4. Dilated fluid-filled large and small bowel loops. The terminal ileum (red arrow) and caecum (white arrow) are clearly abnormal.

 

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  		Figure 5. (a,b) Portovenous air with subtle intramural small bowel gas (white arrows).

 




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