A case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis.
Collagenous colitis is an uncommon inflammatory bowel disease, the aetiology of which is unknown. We report a case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis, a previously unreported complication.
Bains
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Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. salenabains@hotmail.com
Lloyd
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GM
Sutton
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West
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Miller
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D000368:Aged; D046729:Colitis, Collagenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008532:Megacolon, Toxic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy