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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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The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Digestive Endoscopy, 2017 Melanosis coli is a brownish discoloration of the colonic mucosa caused by the accumulation of pigment in macrophages of the lamina propria. We reported a 62 years old woman with prolonged constipation since 10 years ago. She underwent haemorhoidectomy when 17 years old. Since 4 years ago she regularly comsumted herbal laxative.
Suharno Hakim +2 more
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1935 Since its first description by Cruveilhier 1 in 1829 melanotic pigmentation of the large intestine had been only occasionally observed. From his autopsy observations made in 1858, Virchow 2 applied the term melanosis coli to the condition. It was 1911 before the first clinical report by Pick 3 appeared on the recognition sigmoidoscopically of this ...
ALFRED J. ZOBEL
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Melanosis Coli: Diagnosis, Clinical Significance, and Prognosis in Colorectal Screening [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Colorectal ResearchMelanosis coli is a generally benign condition characterized by brown-black pigmentation of the colonicmucosa. It is classically associated with the prolonged use of anthraquinone laxatives, with senna and cascarabeing the most commonly utilized agents ...
Sahil Sabharwal +4 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Melanosis Coli Colonic Mucosa Using Textural Patterns
Applied Sciences, 2020 Melanosis coli (MC) is a disease related to long-term use of anthranoid laxative agents. Patients with clinical constipation or obesity are more likely to use these drugs for long periods.
Chung-Ming Lo +4 more
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Oral malignant melanoma with colon metastasis mimicking melanosis coli: Case report
Human Pathology ReportsMetastatic melanoma to the colon originating from oral mucosa, mimicking melanosis coli, is rare. This report describes, for the first time, such a presentation in a 54-year-old patient and highlights its most unusual histopathologic features.
Noura El Sayegh +3 more
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Endoscopic characteristics of different grades of melanosis coli complicated with polyps [PDF]
Xin yixueObjective To investigate the endoscopic characteristics of different grades of melanosis coli （MC） complicated with polyps. Methods Clinical and endoscopic data of 597 patients diagnosed with MC who underwent colonoscopy were retrospectively analyzed ...
Zhang Xue, Qin Jiamin, Wen Liming
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Solitary colonic polypoid ganglioneuroma [PDF]
Diagnostic Pathology, 2008 This short report discusses a case of solitary colonic polypoid ganglioneuroma associated with melanosis coli in a woman with no systemic manifestations.
Funez Rafael +4 more
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Melanosis coli as a factor in the development of colorectal cancer
Амбулаторная хирургия, 2021 Melanosis coli is characteristic of patients with a long history of constipation and the use of laxatives – anthraquinone derivatives, which are quite prescribed by doctors and patients independently.
D. A. Mtvralashvili +4 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background Melanosis coli is a benign condition characterized by deposition of lipofuscin in colonic mucosa due to long-term laxative use. Case presentation Here I am reporting a case of an 85-year-old man who presented with constipation, with a history ...
Anoop K V
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