Clostridium difficile infection and inflammatory bowel disease: Understanding the evolving relationship

Figure 1 Toxic megacolon in a 27-year-old patient with Clostridium difficile infection who had underlying ulcerative colitis, resulting in emergent subtotal colectomy. Arrow indicate dilated colon.

Figure 2 Recurrent Clostridium difficile enteritis in neoterminal ileum in a 36-year-old patient with diverting ileostomy for ileal pouch who had a preoperative diagnosis ulcerative colitis. Arrows: Enteritis due to Clostridium difficile infection and dilated loops of small bowel.