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Antibiotic-associated fulminant pseudomembranous colitis without toxic megacolon.

, 1992
Presented is a middle-aged male who developed a fulminant case of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis characterized by leukocytosis, hypoalbuminemia, ascites, and anasarca without toxic megacolon.
Volpe, R J, Phillips, W S, Sweeney, W B, Herman, B E, Vargo, J   +4 more
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A severe Clostridioides difficile ribotype 027 infection in Beijing, China, July 2024

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Clostridioides difficile ribotype (RT) 027 is particularly virulent, capable of causing severe conditions such as ileus, toxic megacolon, hypotension, or shock. Outbreaks of RT027 C.
Xinfei Chen, Yang Chen, Han Zhang, Wen Shi, Houpeng Wong, Jin Li, Ziyue Zhou, Feiyi Liu, Yiying Zhao, Yingchun Xu, Meng Xiao   +10 more
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Megacolon tóxico, diagnóstico y tratamiento

, 2021
Toxic megacolon is a serious complication of inflammatory bowel diseases that disrupts the functioning of the large intes-tine. Although the rare reports of the origin of this condition derive from poor control of pathologies such as Crohn's; or by ...
Suazo Suárez, Luis Felipe, Narváez Álvarez, Carolina Misshell, Mera Morales, Paulina Vanessa, Salazar Vásquez, Natalia Marina   +3 more
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Toxic megacolon associated with clostridium difficile infection - A case study

, 2016
© 2017, Serbian Medical Society. All rights reserved. Hyper virulent bacterial strain and irrational antibiotics use are among main causes of incidence increase in Clostridium difficile infection.
Jovicic B., Rakovic, Ivana, Sekulic, Sofija, Ilic A., Petrovic, Sara, Bukonjić A.   +5 more
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Synchronous colon cancer presenting as toxic megacolon in a patient with ulcerative colitis: A case report. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep, 2023
Luciano E, Macek S, Pacheco F, Solh W.
europepmc   +1 more source

[Toxic megacolon].

Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica, 2000
Toxic megacolon is a serious complication of inflammatory bowel disease, thus its prevention should be performed thoroughly. In patients with severe colitis refractory to maximal oral and topical therapy or who presents with toxicity, intravenous steroids are obligatory.
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Campylobacter jejuni pancolitis complicated by toxic megacolon in an immunocompetent host. [PDF]

BMJ Case Rep, 2022
Hassan SWU, Alam SN, Syed NU, Ismail M.
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New-onset ulcerative colitis in pregnancy associated to toxic megacolon and sudden fetal decompensation: Case report and literature review

, 2019
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease rarely arising during gestation. Because the available information is based on case reports or small retrospective studies, diagnosis may be difficult and treatment is still controversial.
Perrone G., De Carolis A., De Stefano M. G., MASSELLI, GABRIELE, Vernia P., Brunelli R., Galoppi P., Cesarini M., Perrone S., Maragno A. M.   +9 more
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Management of Toxic Megacolon

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 1982
M J, Chare, D A, Aubrey
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Factors Associated with Intestinal Perforation in Children's Non-Typhi Salmonella Toxic Megacolon.

, 2008
Background. To evaluate the risk factors for intestinal perforation in children with toxic megacolon caused by non- typhi Salmonella infection. Methods.
CHAO, HSUN-CHIN; CHIU, CHENG-HSUN; KONG, MAN-SHAN; CHANG, LUAN-YIN; HUANG, YHU-CHERING; LIN, TZOU-YIEN; LOU, CHIH-CHEN, 張鑾英   +1 more
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