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| Title |
Stercoral colitis mimicking appendicitis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12245-017-0134-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Abdelghafour Elkoundi, Mustapha Bensghir, Charki Haimeur |
| Abstract |
Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory process involving the colonic wall related to fecal impaction. This rare condition is associated with high morbidity-mortality. We report a case of a 78-year-old woman with a history of dementia under clozapine who presented a clinical and sonographic presentation of acute appendicitis. The worsening of her clinical condition prompted us to review our diagnosis and modify our approach using the CT scan which was consistent with stercoral colitis. This report concerns an atypical presentation of this condition. The present case highlights the ability of severe forms of fecal impaction to precipitate very rare and life-threatening complications like stercoral colitis. It also points the importance of including stercoral colitis in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis in altered patients under anticholenergic drugs and the critical role of the CT scan as a crucial radiologic adjunct. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 19 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Professor | 1 | 5% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 58% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 14 | 74% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 August 2017.
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