Clostridium difficile Infection Leading to Intestinal Pneumatosis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Local Recurrence: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clostridium difficile Infection Leading to Intestinal Pneumatosis in a Patient with a Recent Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Local Recurrence: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) causing pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is a rare event, described mostly in immunocompromised patients. We present the case of a 65-year-old female diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas who underwent a duodenopancreatectomy with lymphadenectomy and adjuva...

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Main Authors: Angel Ayumi Tome Uchiyama, Moisés de Souza Martins Lopes, Maira Nacimbem Marzinotto Vana, Renata D’Alpino Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
clostridium difficile
intestinal pneumatosis,
pancreatic cancer
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/513003

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