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Toxic megacolon in cryptosporidiosis [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1987 Summary A 33 year old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed a toxic megacolon. The patient was admitted with a two month history of diarrhoea. Cryptosporidia were isolated from all stool specimens. Clinically and radiographically he developed toxic dilatation of the colon which responded to conservative management.
G M, Connolly, B G, Gazzard
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Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2017 Toxic megacolon constitutes a feared, life-threatening complication of severe intestinal inflammation and is a challenge for interdisciplinary medical care.Specific aspects of conservative treatment based on current scientific evidence derived from guidelines, qualified reviews, and scientific studies are presented, which provide a rational approach ...
M, Leppkes +3 more
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Toxic megacolon during pregnancy in ulcerative colitis: A case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2015 IntroductionUlcerative colitis is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel condition whose peak incidence coincides with fertility in female patients. In pregnancy, acute fulminant colitis is rare, and, when it becomes refractory to maximum medical therapy ...
Quddus A +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2018 In an interesting investigation by Khoury-Hanold et al. (1), genital infection of mice with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) were reported to cause multiple pelvic organ involvement and obstruction.
Arun Chaudhury +14 more
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COVID-19 and Fulminant Clostridium difficile Colitis Co-Infection
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 The development of Clostridium difficile infection in COVID-19 patients is an understudied complication of the disease. Herein, we present the case of a 46-year-old man who developed severe healthcare-associated C.
Abdul Ahad Ehsan Sheikh +5 more
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, 2019 Introduction: Toxic megacolon is differentiated from different types of colonic expansion, for example, Ogilvie syndrome and Hirschsprung disease by the extra presence of systemic toxicity and the incendiary or irresistible etiology of the hidden disease.
Ahmed Anis Abdullah, Mohammed Jamal Goname, Sultan Ashraf Othman, Fahdah Khaled musallam, Asaad saleh radwan, Muayyad Abdullah Abualjadayel, SALIM AHMED ALAZMI, Hattan Saad Alshehri, Zainab Salman Al Shuhayb, Eman ahmed alabdrabalrasol
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Infliximab in Crohn's disease-associated toxic megacolon
, 2012 Item does not contain fulltextRefractory medical treatment of Crohn disease-associated toxic megacolon usually requires surgery, which carries substantial morbidity and mortality.
Geenen, E.J.M. van +4 more
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In-hospital mortality for toxic megacolon
, 2018 In-hospital mortality for toxic ...
Ciccocioppo, Rachele +1 more
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Colitis ulcerativa fulminante complicada con megacolon tóxico
, 2021 Presentamos un caso de abdomen agudo secundario a megacolon tóxico perforado como debut de colitis ulcerativa que requirió múltiples intervenciones quirúrgicas y estancia prolongada en la unidad de cuidados intensivos.
Meléndez Albarracín , Julián David +9 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Paediatric pharmacokinetics differ significantly from adults due to age‐related physiological changes, necessitating precise dose adjustments. However, data on therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) implementation in paediatric setting remain limited.
Gianluca Gazzaniga +20 more
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