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Case Reports
. 2003 Dec;24(12):1391-3.

A case of rifampicin induced pseudomembraneous colitis

Daad H Akbar  1 , Halia Z Al-Shehri, Amani M Al-Huzali, Hind I Falatah
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  • PMID: 14710291
Case Reports

A case of rifampicin induced pseudomembraneous colitis

Daad H Akbar et al. Saudi Med J. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

We report a case pf pseudomembranous colitis that developed in a patient with tuberculous abdominal lymphadenopathy during treatment with rifampicin. The patient had delayed presentation (3 months) after the start of rifampicin. She had one relapse after 2 months that was successfully treated, and she finished her antituberculosis therapy without any further relapses. Awareness of this serious complication of rifampicin therapy should be encountered.

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