title: [Diffuse pseudopolyposis of the colon: developmental form or cicatricial of hemorrhagic rectocolitis?].
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient with generalized polyposis associated with ulcerative colitis. The diagnosis of polyposis was made 20 years after the onset of colitis. The patient presented with the unusual clinical manifestations, ie poor general condition and severe denutrition, following a severe relapse of colitis. The mucosal surface of the entire colon, except the rectum, was covered by innumerable polyps, without any macroscopic or microscopic evidence of ulceration. Intestinal protein loss, as assessed by alpha-1-antitrypsin clearance, was very high (470 ml/d). Acute mucosal inflammation, as assessed by histologic study and by 111-Indium-labelled-leukocyte scintigraphy, was also present. The patient responded dramatically to total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. Histologically, the polyps were filiform, with a central core, containing vessels and smooth muscle fibers. This observation demonstrates that generalized polyposis, generally considered to be an asymptomatic sequela of ulcerative colitis, can also be associated with severe attacks of colitis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bretagne
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ramée
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moisan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moulinoux
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Le Jean-Colin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Raoul
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Loreal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gastard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: La pseudopolypose diffuse du côlon: forme évolutive ou cicatricielle de la rectocolite hémorragique?