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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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First reported case of afatinib-associated toxic megacolon [PDF]

, 2018
We report the first case of toxic megacolon associated with afatinib use, which is a potentially fatal complication, with risks of colonic perforation. In this case, the condition improved on stopping afatnib. Clinicians need to be alert of this rare but
Lam, DCL, Kwok, WC, Tam, TCC
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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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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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In-hospital mortality for toxic megacolon

, 2018
In-hospital mortality for toxic ...
Ciccocioppo, Rachele, Corazza, Gino Roberto   +1 more
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MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC MEGACOLON

, 2019
Introduction: Toxic megacolon is differentiated from different types of colonic expansion, for example, Ogilvie syndrome and Hirschsprung disease by the extra presence of systemic toxicity and the incendiary or irresistible etiology of the hidden disease.
Ahmed Anis Abdullah, Mohammed Jamal Goname, Sultan Ashraf Othman, Fahdah Khaled musallam, Asaad saleh radwan, Muayyad Abdullah Abualjadayel, SALIM AHMED ALAZMI, Hattan Saad Alshehri, Zainab Salman Al Shuhayb, Eman ahmed alabdrabalrasol
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An Adolescent Case of Ulcerative Colitis Complicated by Toxic Megacolon

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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Infliximab in Crohn's disease-associated toxic megacolon

, 2012
Item does not contain fulltextRefractory medical treatment of Crohn disease-associated toxic megacolon usually requires surgery, which carries substantial morbidity and mortality.
Geenen, E.J.M. van, Erwin-Jan M. van Geenen, Sachar, D.B., David B. Sachar   +3 more
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Toxic megacolon as a rare complication following atropine therapy due to organophosphate poisoning: A case report

, 2017
The main therapeutic basis for a case of organophosphate poisoning is a combination therapy which includes atropine as an anticholinergic drug and pralidoxime.
Babak Mostafazadeh, Esmaeil Farzaneh, Farahnaz Nikkhah, Maryam Paeezi   +3 more
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