Diseases

Toxic Megacolon

An acute form of MEGACOLON, severe pathological dilatation of the COLON. It is associated with clinical conditions such as ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; AMEBIC DYSENTERY; or CLOSTRIDIUM ENTEROCOLITIS.

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An acute form of MEGACOLON, severe pathological dilatation of the COLON. It is associated with clinical conditions such as ULCERATIVE COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; AMEBIC DYSENTERY; or CLOSTRIDIUM ENTEROCOLITIS.

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  • Megacolon, Toxic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(75)(64-66); was see under COLITIS, ULCERATIVE 1964-90 (Prov 1964-66)

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  1. C06w.405w.469w.158.701w.591w

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WI 528

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Toxic Megacolon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008532. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008532
  2. Toxic Megacolon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_megacolon
  3. Toxic Megacolon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q588321