An 80-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a fractured neck of the femur, which was managed by internal fixation. Antibiotic cover was not provided for the operation. On the sixth day after operation she developed a fever, which was clinically attributed to a urinary infection, although no organism was subsequently cultured. Treatment was started with cotrimoxazole (Septrin), two tablet...

it is known that the major etiologic agent of pseudomembranous colitis in man is clostridium difficile. with respect to traditional use of almond paste in the treatment of infantile diarrhea, we studied the effects of the aqueous extract of amygdalus communis (aeac) on the growth and toxin production of clostridium difficile in culture medium and the rabbit ligated ileal loop. three groups of m...

We present a 72-year-old male who developed progressive, watery diarrhea despite anti-motility agents. On colonoscopy, the mucosa was inflamed and covered with an exudate. Stool studies for Clostridium difficile and Escherichia coli were negative. Biopsies revealed pseudomembranous collagenous colitis, a rare form of microscopic colitis. His symptoms improved dramatically with budesonide therapy.