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Toxic megacolon
Toxic megacolon is an acute form of colonic distension. It is characterized by a very colon (megacolon), accompanied by distention, , fever, abdominal pain, and/or shock.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- · distention, abdominal pain, fever, , .
Complications
- ·, septic shock, bowel perforation
Outlook
- ·Fatal without treatment
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