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Review
. 2007 May 29;9(2):46.

Refractory Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Shilpa Grover  1 , Matthew J Hamilton, David L Carr-Locke
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Refractory Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

Shilpa Grover et al. MedGenMed. .
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Endoscopic view of the descending colon with nodular-appearing mucosa with diffuse erythema and marked edema.
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Endoscopic view of the descending colon with large pseudomembranes.
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Hematoxylin and eosin stain of a biopsy of the descending colon.
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