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Clindamycin-associated pseudomembranous colitis treated with prednisone
Southern Medical Journal
|March 1, 1976
Abstract:
A patient with clindamycin-associated pseudomembranous colitis is presented. His dramatic response to prednisone suggested an immunologic basis of the disease process. This aspect of etiology and therapy has not been emphasized previously. Similar patients with clindamycin-associated pseudomembranous colitis should be sought out and consideration should be given to this type of treatment.
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A patient
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Immunology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Clindamycin is a known cause of pseudomembranous colitis.
- The immunologic basis of this condition is not well-established.