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| Caption = Colonic pseudomembrane. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Colonic pseudomembrane. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Synonyms = ''C. difficile colitis'' | | Synonyms = ''C. difficile colitis'' '''not''' the same from the perspective of pathology; however, ''pseudomembranous colitis'' is commonly used as synonym for ''C. difficile colitis'' by clinicians | ||
| Micro = heaped necrotic surface epithelium (described as "volanco lesions"), [[PMN]]s in lamina propria, +/-capillary fibrin thrombi | | Micro = heaped necrotic surface epithelium (described as "volanco lesions"), [[PMN]]s in lamina propria, +/-capillary fibrin thrombi | ||
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| Clinicalhx = | | Clinicalhx = +/-prior treatment with antibiotics for something else | ||
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| Symptoms = diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever | | Symptoms = diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
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Image:Pseudomembranous_colitis.JPG | Pseudomembranous colitis. (WC) | Image:Pseudomembranous_colitis_1.jpg | Pseudomembranous colitis - endoscopic image. (WC/Samir) | ||
Image:Pseudomembranous_colitis.JPG | Pseudomembranous colitis. (WC/Doc James) | |||
Image:Pseudomembranous_Colitis,_Colectomy_(Gross)_(7410584264).jpg | Pseudomembranous colitis. (WC/Euthman) | |||
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*[[Signet ring cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Signet ring cell carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Ischemic colitis]] - in general. | *[[Ischemic colitis]] - in general. | ||
*Pseudomembranes associated with [[collagenous colitis]] - small case series reported.<ref name=pmid14508399>{{Cite journal | last1 = Yuan | first1 = S. | last2 = Reyes | first2 = V. | last3 = Bronner | first3 = MP. | title = Pseudomembranous collagenous colitis. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 27 | issue = 10 | pages = 1375-9 | month = Oct | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 14508399 }}</ref> | |||
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*[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case153.html Pseudomembranous colitis (upmc.edu)]. | *[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case153.html Pseudomembranous colitis (upmc.edu)]. | ||
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*It is worth mentioning that ''pseudomembranous colitis'' has a [[differential diagnosis]] when considered from the morphology. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Ischemic colitis]]. | *[[Ischemic colitis]]. | ||
*[[Colon]]. | *[[Colon]]. | ||
*[[Toxic megacolon]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||