Development of Pseudomembranous Colitis Four Months after Initiation of Rifampicin
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Development of Pseudomembranous Colitis Four Months after Initiation of Rifampicin
Pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) may develop with long-term antibiotic administration, but is rarely reported to be caused by antitubercular agents. We present a case of PMC that occurred 120 days after starting rifampicin. A 74-year-old man was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and started on a standard HERZ regimen (isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampicin, pyrazinamide). After 4 months of HERZ, he presented with frequent bloody, mucoid, jelly-like diarrhea and lower abdominal pain. Sigmoidoscopy r
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Tags: Diarrhea, Pain, Tuberculosis, Antibiotic, Pulmonology
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