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Case Reports
. 2009 Jun;13(2):165-6.
doi: 10.1007/s10151-009-0475-5. Epub 2009 May 29.

A case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis

S Bains  1 , G M Lloyd, C D Sutton, K West, A S Miller
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A case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis

S Bains et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Collagenous colitis is an uncommon inflammatory bowel disease, the aetiology of which is unknown. We report a case of toxic megacolon in a patient with collagenous colitis, a previously unreported complication.

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