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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Patients with toxic megacolon may have a positive history of:<ref name="GanBeck2003">{{cite journal|last1=Gan|first1=S. Ian|last2=Beck|first2=P. L.|title=A new look at toxic megacolon: an update and review of incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, and management|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=98|issue=11|year=2003|pages=2363–2371|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07696.x}}</ref> | Patients with toxic megacolon may have a positive history of:<ref name="GanBeck2003">{{cite journal|last1=Gan|first1=S. Ian|last2=Beck|first2=P. L.|title=A new look at toxic megacolon: an update and review of incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, and management|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=98|issue=11|year=2003|pages=2363–2371|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07696.x}}</ref> | ||
* | *Signs of Inflammatory bowel disease and acute colitis | ||
** | **Abdominal pain | ||
** | **(Bloody) Diarrhea | ||
* | **Vomiting | ||
* | **Weight loss | ||
**History of previous exacerbations | |||
**Extraintestinal manifestations | |||
*Medication, especially | |||
**Steroids | |||
**Antidiarrheals | |||
**Anticholinergics | |||
**Opiates | |||
*Immune status | |||
**Chemotherapy, malignancy | |||
**HIV | |||
===Common Symptoms=== | ===Common Symptoms=== | ||
Common symptoms of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="GanBeck2003">{{cite journal|last1=Gan|first1=S. Ian|last2=Beck|first2=P. L.|title=A new look at toxic megacolon: an update and review of incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, and management|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=98|issue=11|year=2003|pages=2363–2371|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07696.x}}</ref> | Common symptoms of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="GanBeck2003">{{cite journal|last1=Gan|first1=S. Ian|last2=Beck|first2=P. L.|title=A new look at toxic megacolon: an update and review of incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, and management|journal=The American Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=98|issue=11|year=2003|pages=2363–2371|issn=0002-9270|doi=10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07696.x}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.
OR
The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
History and Symptoms
- Symptoms of toxic megacolon include abdominal pain, diarreha, and constipation.[1]
History
Patients with toxic megacolon may have a positive history of:[2]
- Signs of Inflammatory bowel disease and acute colitis
- Abdominal pain
- (Bloody) Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
- History of previous exacerbations
- Extraintestinal manifestations
- Medication, especially
- Steroids
- Antidiarrheals
- Anticholinergics
- Opiates
- Immune status
- Chemotherapy, malignancy
- HIV
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of toxic megacolon include:[2]
- Abdominal pain and cramping
- Diarrhea often bloody diarrhea
- Constipation, obstipation
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of toxic megacolon include:[3]
- Fever
- Disoientation
References
- ↑ Jalan KN, Sircus W, Card WI, Falconer CW, Bruce CB, Crean GP, McManus JP, Small WP, Smith AN (1969). "An experience of ulcerative colitis. I. Toxic dilation in 55 cases". Gastroenterology. 57 (1): 68–82. PMID 5305933.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gan, S. Ian; Beck, P. L. (2003). "A new look at toxic megacolon: an update and review of incidence, etiology, pathogenesis, and management". The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 98 (11): 2363–2371. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07696.x. ISSN 0002-9270.
- ↑ Grieco MB, Bordan DL, Geiss AC, Beil AR (1980). "Toxic megacolon complicating Crohn's colitis". Ann. Surg. 191 (1): 75–80. PMC 1344622. PMID 7352781.