A Case of Toxic Megacolon Caused by Clostridium difficile Infection and Treated with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation.
- Author:
Tae Geun GWEON
1
;
Kyung Jin LEE
;
Donghoon KANG
;
Sung Soo PARK
;
Kyung Hoon KIM
;
Hyeonjin SEONG
;
Tae Hyun BAN
;
Sung Jin MOON
;
Jin Su KIM
;
Sang Woo KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Fulminant Clostridium difficile infection; Megacolon; toxic; Fecal microbiota transplantation
- MeSH: Aged; *Clostridium difficile; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous/*complications; Fecal Microbiota Transplantation/*methods; Feces/*microbiology; Humans; Male; Megacolon, Toxic/*microbiology/*therapy
- From:Gut and Liver 2015;9(2):247-250
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Toxic megacolon is a rare clinical complication of fulminant Clostridium difficile infection. The mortality rate of fulminant C. difficile infection is reported to be as high as 50%. Fecal microbiota transplantation is a highly effective treatment in patients with recurrent or refractory C. difficile infection. However, there are few published articles on the use of such transplantation for fulminant C. difficile infection. Here, we report on a patient with toxic megacolon complicated by C. difficile infection who was treated successfully with fecal microbiota transplantation.
