A case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis

S Bains; G M Lloyd; C D Sutton; K West; A S Miller

doi:10.1007/s10151-009-0475-5

A case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis

Tech Coloproctol. 2009 Jun;13(2):165-6. doi: 10.1007/s10151-009-0475-5. Epub 2009 May 29.

Authors

S Bains¹, G M Lloyd, C D Sutton, K West, A S Miller

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK. salenabains@hotmail.com

PMID: 19484403
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-009-0475-5

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Colitis, Collagenous / complications*
Colitis, Collagenous / diagnosis
Colitis, Collagenous / therapy
Female
Humans
Megacolon, Toxic / diagnosis*
Megacolon, Toxic / etiology*
Megacolon, Toxic / therapy