title: Acute fulminant ulcerative colitis with toxic megacolon.
abstract: An 11-year-old boy with acute fulminant ulcerative colitis (UC) is presented. He had systemic deterioration with frequent diarrhea and lethargy. Acute fulminant UC associated with toxic megacolon was diagnosed by rectal endoscopy and biopsied specimen. He was treated with intensive intravenous administration of prednisolone and total parenteral nutrition. He recovered completely without any surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kushiro City General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Igarashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokozawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tosaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone