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7. Toxic Megacolon In rare cases, people with UC can develop toxic megacolon, a swelling and inflammation of the deeper layers of the colon that can cause the colon to stop working or rupture.

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Toxic Megacolon Considered the most serious complication of ulcerative colitis, toxic megacolon is the most extreme (and potentially life-threatening) form of fulminant colitis.

Bowel Perforation and Toxic Megacolon Bowel perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of ulcerative colitis. It is more common in those with long-standing, severe UC whose ...

Indeed, there is a significant difference in arterial blood pH values between the mild-to-moderate and severe forms of ulcerative colitis, and between severe ulcerative colitis and toxic megacolon. 22 ...

Fulminant colitis progresses rapidly, causing severe inflammation, systemic toxicity, and complications like toxic megacolon, bowel perforation, and sepsis.

Toxic megacolon is a rare, but serious condition that develops when an inflamed part of the colon stops working and becomes severely distended. Learn how this condition is treated.

TOXIC megacolon developing during the course of fulminating ulcerative colitis was first described in 1950 by Marshak and Lester.1 Five years later Lumb et al.2 reported 7 cases of "ulcerative coli ...

Clostridioides difficile, a spore-forming and anaerobic gram-positive bacterium, causes a wide-spectrum diarrheal disease that can ultimately lead to life-threatening conditions such as toxic ...

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Keywords: toxic megacolon, chronic constipation, cocaine abuse, bowel perforation, total colectomy Citation: Dimas B, Hernández G, Peralta I, Godinez A, Gutierrez G and Cruz F (2024) Case Report: ...