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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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Perforated Toxic Megacolon: The Dreaded Complication in IBD

World Journal of Colorectal Surgery, 2020
Toxic megacolon is a dreaded complication of inflammatory bowel disease. Unfortunately, it is usually diagnosed late and, in cases of perforation, has a high mortality rate and is associated with a poor prognosis.
Kanmani Murugesu, Premanandan N. Sivadasan, Michael Arvind, Wilson Liew Wei Xin   +3 more
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Outcomes of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2016-2020. [PDF]

JGH Open
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor prognosis. Patients with IPF are frequently exposed to risk factors for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), such as advanced age, antibiotic use, and gastric acid suppression.
Szeto CH, Erazo Montalvan G, Tai CY, Luna Landa E, Tabowei G, Wadie R, Sanivarapu R.   +6 more
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Toxic megacolon complicating a first course of Crohn’s disease: about two cases

Clinics and Practice, 2013
Toxic megacolon is a rare and serious complication of Crohn’s disease. Because of the associated high morbidity and mortality, early recognition and management of toxic megacolon is important.
Rania Hefaiedh, Mariem Cheikh, Rym Ennaifer, Lassad Gharbi, Najet Bel Hadj   +4 more
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Shigellosis and toxic megacolon secondary to Shigella flexneri serotype 3a: The challenges of laboratory diagnosis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
We present a rare case of Shigella flexneri bacteraemia and toxic megacolon, and discuss the challenges of conventional laboratory techniques versus molecular PCR platforms in differentiating between Shigella species and Escherichia coli.
Emma McGuire, Simon Tiberi, Holly Ciesielczuk, Mark Melzer   +3 more
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Fatal Toxic Megacolon in a Child of Hirschsprung Disease [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Hirschsprung disease (HD) in late childhood is uncommon and often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. However, in a patient with Hirschsprung disease, of greater significance is the occurrence of life threatening enterocolitis. In its more severe form, this is
Shiwani R Garg, Pragati A Sathe, Annapurna C Taware, Ketaki M Surve   +3 more
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Pseudomembranous colitis complicated by toxic megacolon in oncological patients

Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2023
In recent years, information on the increase in the incidence of  infection associated with Clostridioides difficile (CDI) has appeared in the literature. It is known that C.
D. D. Morikov, V. V. Kartashova, A. V. Shelekhov, N. A. Nikolaeva   +3 more
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HSV1/2 Genital Infection in Mice Cause Reversible Delayed Gastrointestinal Transit: A Model for Enteric Myopathy

Frontiers in Medicine, 2018
In an interesting investigation by Khoury-Hanold et al. (1), genital infection of mice with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) were reported to cause multiple pelvic organ involvement and obstruction.
Arun Chaudhury, Vijaya Sena Reddy Dendi, Mousumi Chaudhury, Astha Jain, Madhukar Reddy Kasarla, Kiran Panuganti, Gaurav Jain, Abhijit Ramanujam, Bhavin Rena, Sudheer Reddy Koyagura, Sumit Fogla, Sunil Kumar, Nawal Singh Shekhawat, Srinivas Maddur, Srinivas Maddur   +14 more
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COVID-19 and Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis Co-Infection

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021
The development of Clostridium difficile infection in COVID-19 patients is an understudied complication of the disease. Herein, we present the case of a 46-year-old man who developed severe healthcare-associated C.
Abdul Ahad Ehsan Sheikh, Abu Baker Sheikh, Ishan Shah, Ali Hamza Khair, Nismat Javed, Rahul Shekhar   +5 more
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Toxic Megacolon and Acute Ischemia of the Colon due to Sigmoid Stenosis Related to Diverticulitis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013
We present a rare case of toxic megacolon accompanied by necrosis of the colon due to chronic dilation caused by stenosis of the sigmoid colon as a complication of diverticulitis.
P. Antonopoulos, M. Almyroudi, V. Kolonia, S. Kouris, N. Troumpoukis, N. Economou   +5 more
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