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melanosis coli

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melanosis coli [‚mel·ə′nō·səs ′kō‚lī]
(pathology)
Melanotic pigmentation of the mucosa of the colon in large numbers of minute foci.
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Capiendo also reported one case of melanosis coli, which comes from frequent use of laxatives, and a couple with fairly common diverticulosis.
CELEBRATING THEIR HEALTH COLONOSCOPIES MAKE FOR A MOST UNUSUAL ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
1993b) assessed a carcinogenic risk from anthranoids laxatives in man considering the fact that they found a high incidence of melanosis coli in patients with colorectal carcinomas.
Senna and the formation of aberrant crypt foci and tumors in rats ... by Borrelli, F.; Capasso, R.; Aviello, G.; Di Carlo, G.; Izzo, A.A.; Mascolo, N.; Capasso, F. / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
[1] Melanosis coli is a common endoscopic finding related to the use of anthracene-containing laxatives.
Colonic Lymphoid Hyperplasia in Melanosis Coli by Pearce, Callum B.; Martin, Hilary; Duncan, Hamish D.; Goggin, Patrick M.; Poller, David N. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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