Corticosteroid treatment of severe, non-responsive Clostridium difficile induced colitis

被引：20

作者：

Cavagnaro, C ^{[1
]}

Berezin, S ^{[1
]}

Medow, MS ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] New York Med Coll, Div Pediat Gastroenterol & Nutr, Dept Pediat, Valhalla, NY 10595 USA

来源：

ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD | 2003年 / 88卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1136/adc.88.4.342

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Clostridium difficile can cause inflammatory diarrhoea and colitis by disrupting normal colonic flora. Corticosteroids are effective against diarrhoea associated with inflammatory bowel disease, but their effectiveness in treating inflammatory diarrhoea of C difficile has not been reported. In this preliminary report, we describe the use of corticosteroids in a child with severe C difficile diarrhoea and colitis refractory to standard treatments.

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页码：342 / 344

页数：3

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