Melanosis Coli (1 of 2)

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Case description

This is the photograph of the colon, and there is an extremely dark appearance to the wall of the colon. This is seen in patients who have taken laxatives over many years and the pigment from the laxative gets deposited in the wall of the bowel giving an extremely dark appearance to it.

tags: Melanosis colon colonoscopy mucosa

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