TITLE:
Uncanny Association between Microscopic and Clostridium Difficile Colitis—A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Rahul Jain, Gurleen Kaur, Palak Grover
KEYWORDS:
Clostridium Difficile, Microscopic Colitis, Escitalopram
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.13 No.9,
September
11,
2025
ABSTRACT: Clostridium difficile colitis leads to bowel injury, increasing the risk for microscopic colitis, whereas people with any inflammatory disease are prone to infections. A complete evaluation, including a colonoscopy, should be performed in undiagnosed cases. Finally, upon diagnosis of microscopic colitis, discontinuation of offending medicines should be promptly done. Use of antibiotics other than Vancomycin administered orally will only lead to partial or no response. Lastly, if the suspicion for the Clostridium difficile diarrhea is high, further testing should be done even if initial lab work is negative.