A Case of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Enterocolitis with Subsequent Development of Lymphocytic Colitis.
- Author:
Joong Ho BAE
1
;
Dong Soo HAN
;
Hye Sun PARK
;
Yil Sik HYUN
;
Tae Yeob KIM
;
Chang Soo EUN
;
Yong Cheol JEON
;
Joo Hyun SOHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Methicillin-Resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterocolitis; Lymphocytic Colitis
- MeSH: Aged; Biopsy; Budesonide; Colitis, Lymphocytic; Colitis, Microscopic; Diarrhea; Enterocolitis; Female; Gastrointestinal Tract; Humans; Methicillin Resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin
- From:Intestinal Research 2011;9(2):139-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is occasionally a normal inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract, and rarely considered a cause of enterocolitis. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal enterocolitis may cause persistent diarrhea leading to severe complications and even death, without appropriate treatment. Lymphocytic colitis (LC), a subtype of microscopic colitis, is a relatively common cause of chronic watery diarrhea. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman with profuse watery diarrhea caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Soon after treatment of her enterocolitis with vancomycin the patient's general condition and symptoms improved, although the diarrhea persisted. Through colonoscopic biopsy and immunohistochemical staining, overt LC was diagnosed, and prompt therapy with budesonide was initiated.
