Clinical features |
Severe diarrhea (volume, frequency [>6 stools/day], abdominal pain) |
Fever (≥102°F [38.9°C]) |
Leukocytosis (≥15,000 white blood cells/microL) |
Fecal leukocytes or occult blood |
Hypoalbuminemia |
Acute abdomen with no passage of stool due to ileus |
Radiographic evidence of colitis: |
|
|
|
Pseudomembranous colitis (noted at endoscopy) |
Risk factors and predisposing conditions |
Antibiotic exposure in the past 10 weeks |
Recent hospitalization |
Acid suppressant exposure (proton pump inhibitors or histamine-2 receptor antagonists) |
Gastrointestinal feeding tubes |
Inflammatory bowel disease |
Immunodeficiency (malignancy, solid organ or hematopoietic transplantation) |
Cystic fibrosis |
Hirschsprung enterocolitis |
Structural or postoperative intestinal disorders |
Do you want to add Medilib to your home screen?