1. Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis occurs in about 5 % of newborn infants. 2. Acute and chronic pseudomembranous candidiasis are indistinguishable in appearance. 3. Mild cases of pseudomembranous colitis usually respond to discontinuation of the drug alone. 4. This causes pharyngitis and pseudomembranous inflammation in the throat. 5. In essence, atrophic candidiasis appears like pseudomembranous candidiasis without the superficial desquamating layer. 6. After the diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis has been established, therapeutic measures should be initiated. 7. For example, on the pseudomembranous colitis talk page, you might have the following. 8. Toxic megacolon is usually a Clostridium difficile " infections, which have led to pseudomembranous colitis. 9. Pseudomembranous candidiasis shows hyperplastic epithelium with a superficial parakeratotic desquamating ( i . e ., separating ) layer.10. Pseudomembranous colitis is a potentially lethal condition commonly associated with clindamycin, but which occurs with other antibiotics, as well.