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...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2008-05, Vol.41 (3), p.293-295
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: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antipsychotic Agents - adverse effects
Chagas Disease - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Male
Megacolon - chemically induced
Megacolon - diagnosis
Megacolon - pathology
Middle Aged
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822008000300013