Amoxicillin-Clavulanate-Induced Ischaemic Colitis.
Amoxicillin-clavulanate
Ischaemic colitis
Pseudomembranes
Pseudomembranous ischaemic colitis
Journal
Case reports in gastroenterology
ISSN: 1662-0631
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Gastroenterol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101474819
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
15
02
2020
accepted:
05
03
2020
entrez:
9
6
2020
pubmed:
9
6
2020
medline:
9
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ischaemic colitis (IC) is the most frequent form of ischaemia of the digestive tract. Due to the worldwide increasing use of medications, there is a growing interest in drug-induced IC. This study reports a rare case of IC directly due to amoxicillin-clavulanate intake. The objective of the study was to describe the evolution of this novel manifestation. An 18-year-old man, non-smoker, with an insignificant medical history, presented with diarrhoea and cramping abdominal pain that started the day following the end of a 10-day amoxicillin-clavulanate course for recent upper respiratory tract infection. Stool cultures including
Identifiants
pubmed: 32508555
doi: 10.1159/000507014
pii: crg-0014-0242
pmc: PMC7250379
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
242-247Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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