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KMID : 0614619940260040746
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Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
1994 Volume.26 No. 4 p.746 ~ p.750
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A Case of Melanosis Coli
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정홍수
정태호/장재권/김성기/안종운/장경호/김성록/오용구
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Abstract
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Melanosis coli is the brownish discoloration of the colon associated with prolonged administration of anthraquinone type laxatives. The pigmentation of the colonic mucosa is due to the accumulation of lipofuscin pigment in macrophages located in
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lamina propria. The diagnosis is made by endoscopy and is virtually specific for anthraquinone abuse. This is the one of the complications of laxative abuse, but the pigments disappear by withdrawing the laxatives. We present a case of melanosis
coli in
a 39-year-old female with histological confirm by sigmoidoscopic biopsy consuming anthraquinone-type laxative for 2 years.(Korean J Gastroenterol 1994 ; 26 : 746-750)
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