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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Fulminant [[colitis]] is an uncommon complication that occurs in 2-3% of patients with ''C. Diff'', and can results in perforation, prolonged [[ileus]], [[megacolon]], and [[death]]. | *Fulminant [[colitis]] is an uncommon complication that occurs in 2-3% of patients with ''C. Diff'', and can results in perforation, prolonged [[ileus]], [[megacolon]], and [[death]]. | ||
Toxic megacolon is an enlarged, dilated colon >7cm associated severe systemic toxicity. | *[[Toxic megacolon]] is an enlarged, dilated colon >7cm associated severe systemic toxicity. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Complications
- Fulminant colitis is an uncommon complication that occurs in 2-3% of patients with C. Diff, and can results in perforation, prolonged ileus, megacolon, and death.
- Toxic megacolon is an enlarged, dilated colon >7cm associated severe systemic toxicity.