020B Clostr.Diff.Ind.Colotis (low)
Superficial erosion of colonic mucosa with adherent fibrin, mucin and inflammatory debris (pseudomembrane). Pseudomembranous colitis is produced by overgrowth of clostridium difficile, usually in the setting of antibiotic treatment.
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