Acute Renal Failure in Association with Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection and McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome

Acute Renal Failure in Association with Community-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infection and McKittrick-Wheelock Syndrome

We report the case of a 65-year-old Caucasian woman who experienced two separate episodes of acute renal failure within an 18-month period, both requiring emergency admission and complicated treatment. Each episode was precipitated by hypovolaemia from intestinal fluid losses, but from two rare and...

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Main Authors: Robert M. Learney, Paul Ziprin, Pauline A. Swift, Omar D. Faiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Acute kidney failure
Haemofiltration
Clostridium difficile
McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome
Villous adenoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/330478

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