Question

A 76-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea 8 times per day with abdominal cramps 5 days after finishing a course of Co-amoxiclav for a chest infection. She is afebrile, and blood tests show mild leucocytosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Clostridioides difficile infection

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Viral gastroenteritis

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Lactose intolerance

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Coeliac disease

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Ulcerative colitis

Practice question

A 76-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea 8 times per day with abdominal cramps 5 days after finishing a course of Co-amoxiclav for a chest infection. She is afebrile, and blood tests show mild leucocytosis. What is the most likely diagnosis?