RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Involvement of the appendix in pseudomembranous colitis.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 70
OP 71
DO 10.1136/jcp.50.1.70
VO 50
IS 1
A1 J D Coyne
A1 P A Dervan
A1 N Y Haboubi
YR 1997
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/50/1/70.abstract
AB Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) is an inflammatory disorder usually limited to the large intestine and is the consequence of antibiotic associated Clostridium difficile overgrowth with production of its toxin. It has a characteristic gross and microscopic appearance. PMC-like changes, usually associated with peri-operative hypotension and with more extensive gastrointestinal tract involvement, have also been described. In neither clinical setting has pseudomembranous appendicitis been recorded. A case of pseudomembranous appendicitis in a 76 year old woman is described.