Ileal perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis: report of 2 cases

Arch Surg. 2006 Jan;141(1):97-9. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.141.1.97.

Abstract

Two cases of small-bowel perforation secondary to Clostridium difficile enteritis are described and compared with the 8 cases of C difficile enteritis reported in the medical literature. The cause of small-bowel involvement with C difficile is unknown, but prior antibiotic use, prior colectomy, chronic alterations in small-bowel flora, and other host factors are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / complications*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / pathology
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology*
  • Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
  • Intestinal Perforation / surgery
  • Male