Review on melanosis coli and anthraquinone-containing traditional Chinese herbs that cause melanosis coli [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Backgrounds: The incidence of melanosis coli (MC) has gradually increased annually, attracting significant attention and efforts into this field. A potential risk for MC is the long-term use of anthraquinone laxatives in patients with constipation.
Ruiyuan Zhang +7 more
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Melanosis Coli: A Helpful Contrast Effect or a Harmful Pigmentation? [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology, 2018 Background: Melanosis coli, a brown discoloration of colonic mucosa, is considered as a benign condition mainly observed in patients under chronic anthranoid laxatives. Recent data link this condition with an increased adenoma detection rate.
Fadi Abu Baker +5 more
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Colonoscopic Resolution of Melanosis Coli After Cessation of Senna Laxative Use [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports JournalToshimi Chiba,1,* Ting Wang,1,* Satoshi Kikuchi2,* 1Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Sanai Hospital, Morioka, Iwate, Japan*These ...
Chiba T, Wang T, Kikuchi S
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Increased Colonic Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Melanosis Coli—A Case Series of Three Patients [PDF]
Gastro Hep Advances, 2022 We report 3 Japanese cases with increased colonic 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in association with melanosis coli. Case 1: A 56-year-old woman received 18-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) for comprehensive medical checkup.
Ryo Katsumata +11 more
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Case report: Melanosis coli combined with colon cancer, causality or coincidence? [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 The habitual use of laxative containing anthraquinone glycosides is considered to be the main cause of melanosis coli (MC). In the past, most scholars considered MC to be a benign and reversible disease.
Wei Zhao +4 more
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Melanosis coli in a peritoneal dialysis patient: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background Patients who undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD) are at risk of gut bacteria translocation leading to peritonitis when there is chronic diarrhea.
Nor Fadhlina Zakaria +4 more
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Melanosis coli in patients with colon cancer [PDF]
Gastroenterology Review, 2016 Intoduction: Melanosis coli is a benign lesion affecting the mucosa of the large intestine. There is a relationship between the presence of melanosis and anthraquinone laxative use.
Dorota Biernacka-Wawrzonek +6 more
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Melanosis coli: Harmless pigmentation? A case-control retrospective study of 657 cases. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The association of melanosis coli with the development of colorectal polyps remains uncertain.From a total of 18263 patients who had received colonoscopy in our hospital, 219 with melanosis coli cases and 438 controls matched by age and sex (at 1:2 ratio)
Zhong Hui Liu +5 more
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Chronic California herbal tea use causing biopsy-proven [PDF]
SAGE Open Medical Case ReportsMelanosis coli is a dark to brown pigmentation of the colon due to lipofuscin deposition within the cytoplasm of cells. It is a benign condition associated with excessive use of laxatives, particularly those that are anthracene derivatives and common ...
Segenet Bizuneh +3 more
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Melanosis coli: a rarity in digestive endoscopy [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 A 61-year-old patient underwent endoscopic exploration for anemic syndrome. His medical history revealed that he had been taking a drug based on a mixture of medicinal herbs as laxative for nine years.
Ihsane Mellouki, Houda Meyiz
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