Name
PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CAUSATIVE ORGANISM - C. DIFFICILEOTHER TETSTS : * BLOOD TESTS - LEUKOCYTE COUNT - NORMAL TO 50,000/ CU MM WITH MARKED LEFT SHIFT. * STOOL TOXIN ASSAYS - POSITIVE IN > 95 % . * COLONOSCOPY - PSEUDOMEMBRANES SHOW EXUDATIVE, PUNCTATE, RAISED PLAQUES WITH SKIP AREAS OR EDEMATOUS HYPEREMIC MUCOSA. PLAQUES. PLAQUES CAN ENLARGE LATER ON TO LARGE ULCERS.
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, COLONOSCOPY