Pseudomembranous
Ulcerative Colitis Complicating Pseudomembranous...
Endoscopic Image of Ulcerative Colitis with superimposed pseudomembranous colitis. Total colonoscopy is recommended for precise diagnosis when patients with ulcerative colitis develop intractable...
Ulcerative Colitis Complicating Pseudomembranous...
Ulcerative Colitis and superimposed pseudomembranous colitis involving the right colon. Colonoscopy revealed pseudomembranous colitis extending from the ascending colon to the cecum, and Clostridium...
Ulcerative Colitis Complicating Pseudomembranous...
This image and the video clip display a long tract of the descending colon with ulcerative colitis.
Ulcerative Colitis Complicating Pseudomembranous...
A 73-year-old man presented with chronic watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping of three months duration. Was under multiple antibiotics therapy prescribed from his general practitioner.
Colonic Lymphoma (1 of 6)
Extensive lesion with Pseudomembranes, underneath there are extensive ulceration and granular lesions.
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Due to the uncontrollable hemorrhage, patient underwent a colectomy (Restorative Procto-Colectomy) Download the video clip by clicking in the endoscopic image.
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
The classic etiologies of toxic megacolon (toxic colitis) include the following inflammatory causes: Ulcerative colitis Crohn colitis Pseudomembranous colitis The many causes of infectious colitis,...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Acute transmural fulminant colitis. Toxic megacolon (toxic colitis) was first thought to be a complication of ulcerative colitis. In fact, toxic megacolon (toxic colitis) may complicate any number...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Extension of the mucosal inflammation may also be important. In contrast to typical ulcerative colitis in which the inflammatory response is limited to the mucosa, toxic megacolon is characterized...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
The Cecum. This image and the video clip shows brilliant red blood. Jalan et al described the diagnostic criteria. The first criterion is radiographic evidence of colonic dilatation. The second criterion...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Toxic megacolon complicating pseudomembranous colitis Toxic megacolon is associated with an acute transmural fulminant colitis with the neurogenic loss of motor tone. The result is the rapid development...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Megacolon is considered present if the diameter of the colon is 5.5 cm or more, with apparent edema of the bowel wall on plain abdominal radiographs. Rarely, the toxic dilatation may extend to the...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Thickening of the colonic folders with Superimposed pseudomembranous colitis involving the right colon. Toxic megacolon is the clinical term for an acute toxic colitis with dilatation of the colon....
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter colitis are very rarely complicated by toxic dilatation, and can usually be differentiated from IBD by histology and endoscopic biopsy. Toxic megacolon may...
Toxic Dilatation Of The Colon Superimposed Pseudomembranous...
Toxic megacolon is often seen in the setting of ulcerative colitis. If severe enough, many other colitides can also precipitate a toxic megacolon. Crohn disease, antibiotic-induced pseudomembranous...