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

Overview

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.

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:

• Inflammatory
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Crohn disease
  • Behçet disease
• Infectoius
  • Bacterial
    • Clostridium difficile
    • Salmonella
    • Shigella
    • Yersinia
    • Campylobacter
    • Escherichia coli
  • Viral
    • Cytomegalovirus(CMV)
    • Rotavirus
  • Parasitic
    • Entamoeba
    • Cryptosporidium
• Ischemic colitis
• Kaposi sarcoma

Less Common Causes

Less common causes of toxic megacolon include:

• Aspergillosis
• Collagenous colitis
• Rotavirus
• Malignancy like colonic lymphoma

Causes by Organ System

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	Infectoius 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

Causes in Alphabetical Order

List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order.

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