Persistent clostridium difficile colitis: A possible etiology for the development of collagenous colitis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 998-1001

  Khan, M Akram ^a   Brunt, Elizabeth M ^a   Longo, Walter E ^a   Presti, Michael E ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Collagenous colitis; Etiology; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COLLAGEN; COLON; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034056330     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005593628991     Document Type: Article

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