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Role of gut microbiota in melanosis coli: from anthraquinone biotransformation to mucosal homeostasis dysbiosis [PDF]
Melanosis coli (MC) is a benign and usually reversible condition characterized by brownish-black pigmentation of the colonic mucosa and is commonly associated with chronic exposure to anthraquinone laxatives (ALs).
Peng Zhang +6 more
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Oral malignant melanoma with colon metastasis mimicking melanosis coli: Case report [PDF]
Metastatic 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]
Objective 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]
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 is a chemical reaction based on lipid oxidation, which reduces shrimp shelf-life. This research is aimed at applying chitosan-based coating solutions incorporated with a natural antioxidant (acerola extract) as an antimelanotic material for ...
Leiliane Teles César +5 more
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Giant Cell Arteritis With Mesenteric Involvement and Superimposed Functional Gut Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]
FDG PET‐CT images of giant cell arteritis with mesenteric involvement. ABSTRACT Giant cell arteritis‐associated mesenteric vasculitis is a rare manifestation and often carries significant mortality and morbidity. We present a case of GCA with mesenteric involvement that was at first diagnostically challenging, contributed to by a history of functional ...
Rao B, O'Connor R.
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Melanosis coli as a factor in the development of colorectal cancer
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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Data_Sheet_1_v1_Case report: Melanosis coli combined with colon cancer, causality or coincidence?.pdf [PDF]
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.
Hongbin Xing (13540879) +4 more
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