From the Greek diphthera, diphtheria is named for the tough pseudomembrane that forms in the patient's throat. |
Clostridium difficile infection can often be identified endoscopically and histologically by its characteristic pseudomembrane formation. |
While in some epidemics infection is mild and rarely fatal, in others it is characterized by wide extension of the pseudomembrane and tends to attack the larynx. |
In extreme cases, an extensive pseudomembrane developed adjacent to the membranous layer of the cuticle. |
Lesions, in jejunum and ileum, are focal-to-confluent, often with a tightly adhered pseudomembrane, and hemorrhage is uncommon. |
The ulcer had dense infiltrates with a pseudomembrane. |