Abstract
Background: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding can cause a life-threatening condition especially in the elderly with multiple comorbidities. Whilst some infectious colitis can cause bloody diarrhea, usually the blood loss is minimal and does not require an endoscopic intervention. Case Presentation: In this report, we present a case of a 64-year-old Lebanese female with multiple comorbidities including renal failure on hemodialysis, hypertension and multiple myeloma on chemotherapy who presented for an acute episode of lower GI bleeding as a result of an antibiotic associated colitis by clostridium difficile infection. Conclusion: Therefore, we should be vigilant about infectious colitis as a cause of GI bleeding in the immunosuppressed individuals and elderly with multiple comorbidities.
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