Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:disease
inflammatory bowel disease |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
C. difficile colitis
antibiotic-associated colitis |
| gptkbp:causedBy |
gptkb:Clostridioides_difficile
antibiotic use |
| gptkbp:complication |
sepsis
perforation toxic megacolon |
| gptkbp:diagnosedBy |
colonoscopy
sigmoidoscopy stool test for C. difficile toxin |
| gptkbp:field |
gastroenterology
|
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1970s
|
| gptkbp:hasFinding |
pseudomembranes on colon mucosa
yellow-white plaques |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
pseudomembranous colitis
|
| gptkbp:ICD-10_code |
A04.7
|
| gptkbp:MeSH_ID |
D003093
|
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
immunosuppression
hospitalization elderly age recent surgery proton pump inhibitor use |
| gptkbp:symptom |
fever
diarrhea abdominal pain leukocytosis |
| gptkbp:treatment |
gptkb:metronidazole
gptkb:fidaxomicin vancomycin |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Clostridioides_difficile_infection
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|