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A1 Miller DL, Sedlack JD, Holt RW
T1 PErforation complicating rifampin-associated pseudomembranous enteritis
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1989
FD September 1
VO 124
IS 9
SP 1082
OP 1082
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1989.01410090092020
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1989.01410090092020
AB • An 18-year-old man developed a perforated jejunum while receiving rifampin antituberculous chemotherapy. The perforations were located within longitudinal ulcers characteristic of pseudomembranous enterocolitis. Pseudomembranous inflammation was limited to the small intestine. The absence of colonic involvement delayed establishment of the diagnosis. Successful surgical intervention consisting of small-bowel resection with primary anastomosis was accomplished for this rare and potentially fatal complication of antituberculous chemotherapy.(Arch Surg 1989;124:1082)