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Toxic Megacolon Burdened with COVID-19 Coinfection—Worsening of an Unfavorable Diagnosis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Life, 2022
Introduction: This study primarily sought to evaluate the risk factors for toxic megacolon development and treatment outcomes in Clostridium difficile-positive COVID-19 patients, secondarily to determining predictors of survival.
Tomáš Řezáč, Dušan Klos, Martin Stašek, Radek Vrba, Pavel Zbořil, Petr Špička   +5 more
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A rare and severe case of toxic megacolon: Radiological emergency [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Toxic megacolon is a rare and life-threatening complication of ulcerative colitis, representing a medical and surgical emergency with a poor prognosis.We report the case of a 31-year-old man with no significant past medical history, admitted for a 15-day
Salma Abddaimi, MD, Hicham Benramdane, MD, Adnane Boubacar, MD, Hamid Ziani, MD, Siham Nasri, MD, Imane Kamaoui, MD, Imane Skiker, MD   +6 more
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Nasogastric Delivery of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Fulminant Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Case Report [PDF]

JGH Open
Introduction Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a significant cause of antibiotic‐associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality, particularly in cases of fulminant disease. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has demonstrated efficacy
Amitjeet Singh, Edward Young, Aashish Maurya, Arvind Rajagopalan   +3 more
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An Adolescent Case of Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Toxic Megacolon [PDF]

Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Introduction: Toxic megacolon is a serious complication of ulcerative colitis (UC), characterized by marked colonic dilatation, abnormal bowel function, and systemic toxicity.
Masaki Kato, Masaki Yamashita, Mitsuto Tsukui, Yoshihiko Iijima, Kenichi Araki, Naoki Shikano, Shiori Saji, Kyoko Tsukamoto, Jun Ishida, Takumi Komatsu, Yusuke Nakamoto, Akiyo Kawashima, Akira Endo, Ayako Matsunaga, Yoshinori Sato, Tadateru Maehata, Keisuke Tateishi   +16 more
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A severe Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 infection in Beijing, China, July 2024 [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Clostridioides difficile ribotype (RT) 027 is particularly virulent, capable of causing severe conditions such as ileus, toxic megacolon, hypotension, or shock. Outbreaks of RT027 C.
Xinfei Chen, Yang Chen, Han Zhang, Wen Shi, Houpeng Wong, Jin Li, Ziyue Zhou, Feiyi Liu, Yiying Zhao, Yingchun Xu, Meng Xiao   +10 more
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Toxic megacolon after irrational antibiotic treatment of pregnat patient with Covid 19: Case report [PDF]

Hospital Pharmacology, 2022
Introduction: Optimal management of toxic megacolon as a consequence of Cl. difficile colitis is still matter of controversy, as well as timing of available therapeutic modalities. In this article we report a case of severe C.
Maksić Mladen M., Đokić Anđela Ž., Zdravković Nataša D., Milojković-Kicevska Biljana N., Vojinović Radiša H., Veljković Tijana B., Popović-Matović Svetlana S., Janković Slobodan M.   +7 more
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The Classification and Surgical Treatments in Adult Hirschsprung’s Disease: A Retrospective Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeTo explore the treatments and short-term effects of different types of adult Hirschsprung’s disease.Methods89 patients treated in Shanghai Changhai Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.
Shengzhe Ma, Yue Yu, Anfu Pan, Haifeng Gong, Zheng Lou, Lianjie Liu, Liqiang Hao, Ronggui Meng, Jinke Sui, Wei Zhang   +9 more
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Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting with Dual Colonic Perforation in a 15 Year Old Female- A Rare Case Rreport [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research, 2022
Pseudomembranous colitis is an undesirable complication of C difficle infection. C difficle, although a part of normal gut flora, can become a nuisance and cause varying degrees of colitis, given the opportunity of a conducive host environment ...
Nida Khan, Ashwanth Kumar, Jayant Pednekar, Adeel Ansari, Sandip Tayade   +4 more
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Toxic megacolon in cryptosporidiosis [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1987
Summary A 33 year old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed a toxic megacolon. The patient was admitted with a two month history of diarrhoea. Cryptosporidia were isolated from all stool specimens. Clinically and radiographically he developed toxic dilatation of the colon which responded to conservative management.
G M, Connolly, B G, Gazzard
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Toxic megacolon

Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2017
Toxic megacolon constitutes a feared, life-threatening complication of severe intestinal inflammation and is a challenge for interdisciplinary medical care.Specific aspects of conservative treatment based on current scientific evidence derived from guidelines, qualified reviews, and scientific studies are presented, which provide a rational approach ...
M, Leppkes, M, Ganslmayer, R, Strauß, M F, Neurath   +3 more
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