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Toxic megacolon

Toxic megacolon is an acute form of colonic distension. It is characterized by a very dilated colon (megacolon), accompanied by abdominal distension (bloating), and sometimes fever, abdominal pain, or shock. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Colonic distention without obstruction
Gas embolism
Gastrointestinal tract thumbprinting
Megacolon
Pneumatosis intestinalis
Portal vein gas
Ulcerating bowel disease
May Be Caused by
Acute bacillary dysentery
Amebic colitis
Behçet disease
Cholera
Crohn disease
Helicobacter fetus colitis
Hemorrhagic enterocolitis
Hirschsprung disease
Ischemic colitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Strongyloidiasis
Typhoid fever
Ulcerative colitis
May Cause
Colonic distention without obstruction
Gas embolism
Gastrointestinal tract thumbprinting
Megacolon
Pneumatosis intestinalis
Portal vein gas
Ulcerating bowel disease
May Be Caused by
Acute bacillary dysentery
Amebic colitis
Behçet disease
Cholera
Crohn disease
Helicobacter fetus colitis
Hemorrhagic enterocolitis
Hirschsprung disease
Ischemic colitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
Strongyloidiasis
Typhoid fever
Ulcerative colitis


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