Singh Amitjeet, Young Edward, Maurya Aashish, Rajagopalan Arvind
Department of Medicine Lyell McEwin Hospital Elizabeth South Australia Australia.
Department of Gastroenterology Lyell McEwin Hospital Elizabeth South Australia Australia.
JGH Open. 2025 May 13;9(5):e70177. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70177. eCollection 2025 May.
INTRODUCTION: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a significant cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality, particularly in cases of fulminant disease. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has demonstrated efficacy in treating severe and refractory CDI, typically administered via colonoscopy. However, in cases complicated by toxic megacolon, alternative methods of FMT delivery may be necessary. CASE REPORT: This case report describes a 46-year-old female with cirrhosis and fulminant CDI complicated by toxic megacolon. Due to the patient's hemodynamic instability and contraindications to endoscopic FMT delivery, a novel approach of nasogastric FMT administration was utilized. The patient received a combination of enema-delivered and nasogastric FMT alongside standard antibiotic therapy. This approach resulted in rapid clinical improvement, with resolution of toxic megacolon, normalization of inflammatory markers, and avoidance of colectomy. DISCUSSION: This report highlights the successful use of nasogastric FMT in a patient with fulminant CDI, offering a potential alternative delivery route when colonoscopic administration is contraindicated. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of nasogastric FMT successfully resolving -associated toxic megacolon.
引言:艰难梭菌感染(CDI)是抗生素相关性腹泻的一个重要病因,发病率和死亡率都很高,尤其是在暴发性疾病的病例中。粪便微生物群移植(FMT)已被证明在治疗严重和难治性CDI方面有效,通常通过结肠镜检查进行。然而,在并发中毒性巨结肠的情况下,可能需要其他FMT递送方法。 病例报告:本病例报告描述了一名46岁患有肝硬化且暴发性CDI并发中毒性巨结肠的女性。由于患者血流动力学不稳定以及内镜下FMT递送存在禁忌证,采用了一种新的鼻胃管FMT给药方法。患者在接受标准抗生素治疗的同时,接受了灌肠和鼻胃管FMT联合治疗。这种方法使临床症状迅速改善,中毒性巨结肠得到缓解,炎症标志物恢复正常,避免了结肠切除术。 讨论:本报告强调了鼻胃管FMT在暴发性CDI患者中的成功应用,为结肠镜给药禁忌时提供了一种潜在的替代递送途径。据我们所知,这是首例鼻胃管FMT成功解决相关中毒性巨结肠的病例报告。
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