Colitis pseudomembranosa por Clostridium difficile

Gladys Alexis Pineda; Marta Sanguina; Paola Elizabeth Benítez

Gladys Alexis Pineda Universidad Nacional de Itapúa
Marta Sanguina Hospital Nacional, Itauguá
Paola Elizabeth Benítez Universidad Nacional de Itapúa

Palabras clave: Clostridium difficile, enterocolitis seudomembranosa, diarrea, dolor abdominal

Resumen

Se presenta caso de mujer de 22 años que presenta una celulitis en la región del muslo lado derecho por lo que recibe antibióticos por vía oral en un principio con amoxicilina y luego por vía parenteral con quinolona más clindamicina y consulta a nuestro Servicio por diarrea y dolor abdominal. La rectosigmoidoscopía detecta colitis pseudomembranosa. Las toxinas por C. difficile resultaron positivas en heces. Se inició tratamiento antibiótico específico con lo que el cuadro diarreico cesó.

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