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*''Pseudomembranous colitis'' is a histomorphologic description which has a [[DDx]]. In other words, it can be caused by a number of things. | *''Pseudomembranous colitis'' is a histomorphologic description which has a [[DDx]]. In other words, it can be caused by a number of things. | ||
===Etiology=== | |||
DDx of pseudomembranous colitis:<ref name=Ref_PBoD837-8>{{Ref PBoD|837-8}}</ref> | DDx of pseudomembranous colitis:<ref name=Ref_PBoD837-8>{{Ref PBoD|837-8}}</ref> | ||
*[[C. difficile]]. | *[[C. difficile]]. | ||
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Etiology: | Etiology: | ||
*Anything that causes a severe mucosal injury. | *Anything that causes a severe mucosal injury. | ||
===Clostrium difficile=== | |||
{{Main|Clostrium difficile}} | |||
Epidemiology of ''[[C. difficile]]'' pseudomembranous colitis: | Epidemiology of ''[[C. difficile]]'' pseudomembranous colitis: | ||