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Revision as of 15:26, 26 October 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Disease name] may be caused by [cause1], [cause2], or [cause3].

OR

Common causes of [disease] include [cause1], [cause2], and [cause3].

OR

The most common cause of [disease name] is [cause 1]. Less common causes of [disease name] include [cause 2], [cause 3], and [cause 4].

OR

The cause of [disease name] has not been identified. To review risk factors for the development of [disease name], click here.

Common causes of toxic megacolon include:^[1]

Less common causes of toxic megacolon include:

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Ulcerative colitis, crohn disease
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Bacterial, clostridium difficile,salmonella,shigella,yersinia,campylobacter,escherichia coli,Cytomegalovirus(CMV),rotavirus,entamoeba,cryptosporidium
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Behçet disease
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.

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↑ Autenrieth DM, Baumgart DC (2012). "Toxic megacolon". Inflamm Bowel Dis. 18 (3): 584–91. doi:10.1002/ibd.21847. PMID 22009735.

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 ==Causes==
-===Life-threatening Causes===
-*Life-threatening causes of [symptom/manifestation] include [cause1], [cause2], and [cause3].
-*[Cause] is a life-threatening cause of [disease].
 ===Common Causes ===
-Common causes of toxic megacolon include:
+Common causes of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="pmid22009735">{{cite journal| author=Autenrieth DM, Baumgart DC| title=Toxic megacolon. | journal=Inflamm Bowel Dis | year= 2012 | volume= 18 | issue= 3 | pages= 584-91 | pmid=22009735 | doi=10.1002/ibd.21847 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22009735  }} </ref>
 * Inflammatory
 **[[Ulcerative colitis]]