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. 1976 Jun;17(6):483–487. doi: 10.1136/gut.17.6.483

Fibrin thrombi, a cause of clindamycin-associated colitis?

W V Bogomoletz
PMCID: PMC1411116  PMID: 955507

Abstract

Rectal biopsies from five patients with clindamycin-associated colitis were studied with the intention of identifying fibrin thrombi in capillaries. Capillary thrombosis was present in all five cases, three with pseudomembranous colitis and two with non-specific colitis. The significance of capillary thrombosis and its relationship to other ischaemic lesions of the gut are discussed.

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