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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 7;13(9):e234329.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-234329.

Septic shock due to refractory severe clostridioides difficile colitis rapidly resolving after faecal microbiota transplantation

Nicolas Benech  1   2 , Gilles Leboucher  3 , Céline Monard  4 , Tristan Ferry  5   2   6
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Case Reports

Septic shock due to refractory severe clostridioides difficile colitis rapidly resolving after faecal microbiota transplantation

Nicolas Benech et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: hepatitis and other GI infections; infection (gastroenterology); infectious diseases; intensive care.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Severe and complicated Clostridioides difficile infection resolving after faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT): (A) abdominal CT with contrast enhancement before FMT showing important colon wall thickening and free intra-abdominal fluid; (B) short colonoscopy findings showing severe and profuse ulceration with spontaneous bleeding.
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