Upper mesenteric artery thrombosis as a complication of Clostridium difficile infection

Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Aug:70:181-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Feb 7.

Authors

Antonio Mastroianni¹, Valeria Vangeli², Maria Vittoria Mauro³, Roberto Manfredi⁴, Sonia Greco²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious & Tropical Diseases Unit, "Annunziata" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy. Electronic address: antoniomastroianni@yahoo.it.
² Infectious & Tropical Diseases Unit, "Annunziata" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
³ Microbiology & Virology Unit, "Annunziata" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.
⁴ Infectious Diseases Institute, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 36842902
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Clostridium difficile infection; Intestinal ischemia; Mesenteric artery thrombosis.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Clostridioides difficile*
Clostridium Infections* / complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases*
Humans
Mesenteric Arteries
Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis* / etiology