An Unusual Presentation of Clostridioides Difficile Colitis in a Patient on Opioids

colitis is an inflammation of the colon due to toxins produced by a gram-positive bacterium called (also known as ). colitis is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. The infection develops because of the disruption of the microbiome that usually suppresses...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-05, Vol.14 (5), p.e25462
Main Authors: Ajibola, Oluwafemi A, Aremu, Taiwo O, Hassan, Sikder, Gujadhur, Nili, Cluzet, Valerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antibiotics
Blood
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Colon
Constipation
Creatinine
Diarrhea
Gastroenterology
Hemoglobin
Hospitalization
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Inflammatory bowel disease
Internal Medicine
Laboratories
Medical imaging
Mortality
Motility
Narcotics
Nosocomial infections
Patients
Pneumonia
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Summary:colitis is an inflammation of the colon due to toxins produced by a gram-positive bacterium called (also known as ). colitis is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. The infection develops because of the disruption of the microbiome that usually suppresses the overgrowth of . Testing for infection is routinely recommended in patients with at least three loose bowel movements in a day. We present an unusual case of a 74-year-old woman on chronic opioids who presented with a three-day history of lower abdominal pain, constipation, hematochezia, with no diarrhea. Radiologic imaging showed evidence of colitis, and the patient was found to have colitis.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.25462