Title: Pseudomembranous colitis. A complication of sulfasalazine therapy in a patient with Crohn's colitis.
Abstract: Pseudomembranous colitis is a potentially life-threatening acute medical problem usually associated with a history of previous antibiotic exposure. Presented here is a case of sulfasalazine associated pseudomembranous colitis in a patient with known Crohn's colitis. The diagnosis was confirmed by identifying Clostridium difficile toxin in the stool. This a newly reported complication of sulfasalazine therapy.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-10-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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