Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon Megacólon adquirido não chagásico associado ao uso de medicação psiquiátrica: relato de caso e diagnóstico diferencial com megacólon chagásico

A case of acquired megacolon in a 62-year-old man with acute abdomen due to sigmoid volvulus is reported. The case was associated with the use of psychiatric medications. The aim in this report was to emphasize the differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon. Anatomopathological examination did not...

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Autors principals:	Sheila Jorge Adad, Moisés Amâncio Souza, Gisele Barbosa e Silva, José do Carmo Junior, Charles Antônio Pires de Godoy, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-06-01
Col·lecció:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Matèries:	Megacólon adquirido Medicamentos psiquiátricos Doença de Chagas Acquired megacolon Psychiatric medications Chagas disease
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