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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Emphysematous cystitis due to recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.

Michel E van Genderen, Jeroen G J Jonkman, Michiel van Rijn, Adriaan Dees

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michel E van GenderenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jeroen G J JonkmanDepartment of Radiology, Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Michiel van RijnDepartment of Microbiology, Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Adriaan DeesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ikazia Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ikazia Ziekenhuis · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 78-year-old woman with long-standing obstipation presented herself to the hospital with diarrhoea and progressive abdominal cramping since 2 days. Acute abdomen developed and an emergency exploratory laparotomy was indicated, which showed no signs of bowel ischaemia. After admission to the internal ward, stool Clostridium difficile PCR was tested positive. Hence the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis became apparent. Abdominal imaging demonstrated multiple gas foci in the wall of the bladder and extensive pseudomembranous colitis. The patient was initially treated with oral vancomycin and secondarily with metronidazole for recurrent C. difficile infection. Resolution of diarrhoea and abdominal cramping was noted on 6-week follow-up visit.

Indexed as

Clostridioides difficileAgedAnti-Infective AgentsClostridium InfectionsCystitisEmphysemaEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIntraabdominal InfectionsMetronidazoleRecurrenceUrinary BladderVancomycinAnti-Infective AgentsMetronidazoleVancomycin

Identifiers

PMID25519862
PMCPMC4275727
OpenAlexW2314214689

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