| A case of pseudomembranous colitis with pleural effusion and ascites |
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Seong Joo Kang, Kyu Hak Kim, Kab Sik Kim, Jong Hyun Hur, Young Min Shin, Han Gyu Moon, Seong Ho Choi |
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경희대학교 의과대학 순환기내과학교실 |
| 증례 : 흉수와 복수를 동반한 위막성 대장염 1예 |
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강성주, 김규학, 김갑식, 허종현, 신영민, 문한규, 최성호 |
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| Abstract |
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With growing use of antibiotics, pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) has become a common disease. It may be characterized by diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, and hypovolemia, though it may develop clinically in various ways. Ascites has been demonstrated in 16～77% of PMC patients through abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) scans, but few such patients are reported in South Korea. No case with both of ascites and pleural fluid has been reported in South Korea. We report one case in which a patient with pleural fluid and high CEA and CA-125 in the serum, along with ascites, was diagnosed with PMC and recovered after oral administration of metronidazole. |
| Key Words:
Pseudomembranous colitis; Pleural effusion; Ascites |
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