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Candida colitis

Thursday 19 August 2010, Branislav Kunčak, M. D.

Candida colitis diagnosed in an older patient with diabetes mellitus. Clostridium difficile infection was ruled out. After anti-fungal treatment all symptoms (fever and diarrhea) disappeared. Follow-up colonoscopy showed complete healing of the lesions.

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Keywords: Candida colitis, Candida albicans, infectious colitis