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Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon Megacólon adquirido não chagásico associado ao uso de medicação psiquiátrica: relato de caso e diagnóstico diferencial com megacólon chagásico

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008
A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications.
Sheila Jorge Adad, Moisés Amâncio Souza, Gisele Barbosa e Silva, José do Carmo Junior, Charles Antônio Pires de Godoy, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chagas disease reactivation in a heart transplant patient infected by domestic Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit I (TcIDOM) [PDF]

, 2015
Background Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of Chagas disease, displays high intraspecific genetic diversity: six genetic lineages or discrete typing units (DTUs) are currently recognized, termed TcI through TcVI.
Bhattacharyya, T., Burleigh, B.A., Costales, J.A., Garcia-Perez, J., Kotton, C.N., Llewellyn, M.S., Messenger, L.A., Zurita-Leal, A.C.   +7 more
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Toxic megacolon: A rare presentation and novel treatment

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A 14‐year‐old male presented with toxic megacolon (TM). Stool culture and rectal biopsies ruled out Clostridium difficile infection and Hirschsprung disease, respectively. Anorectal manometry ruled out anal achalasia as rectoanal inhibitory reflex elicited a normal resting pressure.
Adrienne P. Davis, Jennifer M. Schuh, Janice Bitong, Amy J. Wagner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atresia anal tipo III com presença de fístula vaginal e megacólon: Relato de caso

Pubvet, 2018
O presente relato de caso tem como objetivo apresentar um caso de atresia anal tipo III, com megacólon e fistula vaginal em cão sem raça definida. A técnica cirúrgica utilizada e a conduta pós cirúrgica com a realização de enemas diários e hidratação foi
Tairine Melo Costa, Samuel Otemi de Sousa Silva, Thamara Barrozo Sampaio, Daniele Benigno Mota, Vanessa Brígida Pinheiro Rodrigues, Jéssica Maria da Silva Sousa, Aline Silva Santos, Ana Gabriela Pereira Moura Leite   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clostridium difficile ribotypes in Austria: a multicenter, hospital-based survey [PDF]

, 2015
A prospective, noninterventional survey was conducted among Clostridium difficile positive patients identified in the time period of July until October 2012 in 18 hospitals distributed across all nine Austrian provinces.
A Goorhuis, A Goorhuis, A Indra, A Indra, A Indra, A Indra, A Indra, Alexander Indra, CA Muto, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Daniela Schmid, EJ Kuijper, Erica Simons, F Allerberger, F Barbut, F Barbut, FC Tenover, Franz Allerberger, J Pepin, JG Songer, JM Wenisch, KA Davies, Karl Stickler, LC McDonald, M He, M Hell, M Rupnik, M Warny, Markus Hell, MP Bauer, MP Hensgens, R Gilca, RC Owens, S Huhulescu, S Sirard, SH1 Cohen, ST Walk, Steliana Huhulescu, TA Patel   +38 more
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Toxic megacolon and human Cytomegalovirus in a series of severe ulcerative colitis patients [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Virology, 2015
Cottone, M., Criscuoli, V., Gallo, E., Orlando, A., Rizzuto, M.   +4 more
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Constipation Is Related to Small Bowel Disturbance Rather Than Colonic Enlargement in Acquired Chagasic Megacolon

Gastroenterology Research, 2017
Background Constipation is the main symptom of acquired chagasic megacolon. However, a number of patients with Chagas disease without colon involvement also have the same complain. This study evaluated the role of small bowel in constipated patients with
M. Bafutto, A. Luquetti, Salustiano Gabriel Neto, F. A. S. Penhavel, E. Oliveira   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Yield of Whole Genome Sequencing for Pathogenic Single Nucleotide Variants in Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to assess the diagnostic yield of pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) single nucleotide variants (SNVs) using whole genome sequencing (WGS) in congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods A systematic search of three databases (2000–2024) was conducted, and two reviewers independently ...
Hiba J. Mustafa, Parisa Najjariasl, Faezeh Aghajani, Enaja V. Sambatur, Andrew Rodenbarger, Stephanie Guseh, Amy E. Roberts, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

A tetraspecific VHH-based neutralizing antibody modifies disease outcome in three animal models of Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]

, 2016
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a leading cause of nosocomial infection, is a serious disease in North America, Europe, and Asia. CDI varies greatly from asymptomatic carriage to life-threatening diarrhea, toxic megacolon, and toxemia.
Beamer, Gillian, Curiel, David T, Debatis, Michele, Dmitriev, Igor P, Kashentseva, Elena A, Kim, Hyeun Bum, Schmidt, Diane J, Shoemaker, Charles B, Steele, Jennifer A, Sun, Xingmin, Tremblay, Jacqueline M, Tzipori, Saul, Wang, Yaunkai   +12 more
core   +2 more sources