title: The case of the purple colon.
abstract: Purple discoloration of the large bowel at autopsy was related to beetroot ingestion and post-mortem changes.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cserni
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kocsis
mesh_terms: D027461:Beta vulgaris; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary