A case of pseudomembranous colitis after voriconazole therapy

Yonsei Med J. 2011 Sep;52(5):863-5. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.5.863.

Abstract

This is a case report on a 35-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia who presented fever and intermittent mucoid loose stool to the emergency center. He had been taking voriconazole for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. The flexible sigmoidoscopy was consistent with the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / adverse effects*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / chemically induced*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / pathology
  • Humans
  • Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / complications
  • Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications
  • Male
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Pyrimidines / adverse effects*
  • Triazoles / adverse effects*
  • Voriconazole

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Pyrimidines
  • Triazoles
  • Voriconazole