Clostridium difficile colitis or pseudomembranous colitis is colitis (inflammation of the large intestine) resulting from infection with Clostridium difficile, a spore-forming bacterium.It causes an infectious diarrhea called C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD).atent symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) often mimic some flu-like symptoms and may mimic disease flare-ups in people with inflammatory bowel disease âassociated colitis. C. difficile releases toxins that may cause bloating and diarrhea, with abdominal pain, which may become severe.
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Knowledge center. Lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the immune system-specifically, it is a cancer of immune cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. There are two broad types of lymphoma and many subtypes. The two types of lymphoma are described as: Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's. Lymphoma can occur at any age but is the most common cancer in young people. It is often very treatable, and most people live for a long time after being diagnosed.