Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3376085 | Journal of Infection | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryToxic megacolon is a well known complication in inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. The development of toxic megacolon as a complication of infectious colitis is rare. However it is recognised as a complication of enteric infections caused by Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter jejuni, Shigella, Salmonella species, Cytomegalovirus and amoebae. We describe a case of necrotising haemorrhagic ileo-colitis in a previously fit and healthy young adult female caused by Escherichia coli O157 where toxic megacolon developed as a complication along with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
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Authors
Deepa M. Nayar, Shanmu Vetrivel, Jack McElroy, Pearl Pai, Roland J. Koerner,