Table 1.
Abdominal CT characteristics of Patients with Clostridium difficile infection within 72 hours of diagnosis.
| Variable | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Increased colonic wall thickness n (%) | |
| Caecum | 18 (52.9) |
| Ascending colon | 17 (50) |
| Transverse colon | 16 (47.1) |
| Descending colon | 19 (55.9) |
| Sigmoid colon | 18 (52.9) |
| Rectum | 16 (47.1) |
| Measurement of colonic wall thickness (mm) (Mean ± SD) | |
| Caecum | 6.6 ± 5.3 |
| Ascending colon | 6.2 ± 4.4 |
| Transverse colon | 6.7 ± 5.4 |
| Descending colon | 5.7 ± 4.2 |
| Sigmoid colon | 6.7 ± 4.7 |
| Rectum | 7.4 ± 5.9 |
| Pancolitis n (%) | 13 (38.2) |
| Bowel dilation n (%) | 8 (23.5) |
| Accordion sign n (%) | 8 (23.5) |
| Target sign n (%) | 14 (41.2) |
| Pericolonic fat stranding n (%) | 24 (70.6) |
| Peritoneal fluid n (%) | 25 (73.5) |
| Pneumoperitoneum n (%) | 0 (0) |
| Pleural effusion n (%) | 32 (94.1) |
| Atheromatous plaques n (%) | 16 (47.1) |
| Perirenal fat stranding n (%) | 24 (70.6) |