Toxic megacolon: Difference between revisions
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==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 15 September 2015
Background
- Inflammation of intestinal smooth muscle causes colon dilation
- Untreated, can lead to perforation
- Usually associated with infectious colitis or Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis
Clinical Features
- Abdominal Pain
- Fever
- Tachycardia
- Distended abdomen
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
Differential Diagnosis
- SBO
- LBO
- Constipation
- C. difficile colitis
Diagnosis
- X-ray showing colon > 6 cm diameter