Pseudomembranous colitis after itraconazole therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 53-yr-old man was admitted with new onset of abdominal pain and nonbloody diarrhea 1 month after exposure to the antifungal agent itraconazole. Flexible sigmoidoscopy demonstrated the presence of pseudomembranes, and subsequent evaluation excluded other causes of diarrhea. Disruption of the resident fungal flora of the colon by itraconazole is proposed as the mechanism by which this patient developed pseudomembranous colitis. This association has not previously been reported.
Medical subject headings
- Antifungal Agents
- Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
- Itraconazole