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{{Toxic megacolon}}
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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{F.K}}


{{SK}} Megacolon toxicum
{{SK}} Megacolon toxicum; Toxic colitis


==[[Toxic megacolon overview|Overview]]==
==[[Toxic megacolon overview|Overview]]==
==[[Toxic megacolon historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Toxic megacolon historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==


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==[[Toxic megacolon risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Toxic megacolon risk factors|Risk Factors]]==


==[[Toxic megacolon natural history, complication and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Toxic megacolon natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
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== Case Studies ==
== Case Studies ==
[[Toxic megacolon case study one|Case #1]]
[[Toxic megacolon case study one|Case #1]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000248.htm Toxic megacolon]. National Institutes of Health. Used as the public domain source for this article. Update on 1/26/2004 by: Sreeni Jonnalagadda, M.D., Interventional and Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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