Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon

Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon

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 show any evidence of denervation, ganglionitis and/or myositis, and the serological test for Chagas disease was negative.

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Main Authors: Adad,Sheila Jorge, Souza,Moisés Amâncio, Silva,Gisele Barbosa e, Carmo Junior,José do, Godoy,Charles Antônio Pires de, Micheletti,Adilha Misson Rua
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2008
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spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220080003000132008-08-14Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolonAdad,Sheila JorgeSouza,Moisés AmâncioSilva,Gisele Barbosa eCarmo Junior,José doGodoy,Charles Antônio Pires deMicheletti,Adilha Misson Rua Acquired megacolon Psychiatric medications Chagas disease 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 show any evidence of denervation, ganglionitis and/or myositis, and the serological test for Chagas disease was negative.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.41 n.3 20082008-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822008000300013en10.1590/S0037-86822008000300013
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Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
author_facet Adad,Sheila Jorge
Souza,Moisés Amâncio
Silva,Gisele Barbosa e
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title Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
title_short Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
title_full Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
title_fullStr Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
title_full_unstemmed Acquired non-Chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with Chagas megacolon
title_sort acquired non-chagas megacolon associated with the use of psychiatric medication: case report and differential diagnosis with chagas megacolon
description 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 show any evidence of denervation, ganglionitis and/or myositis, and the serological test for Chagas disease was negative.
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