
ALIMENTARY
SYSTEM
Fig. 4.109
Fig.
4.105
Pseudomembranous
colitis.
F/68.
Colectomy
was
performed because
the
patient developed toxic megacolon.
She
was
taking ampicillin
and
this allowed overgrowth
of the
Clostridium
difficile
which
produced
the
multiple,
discrete
white
plaques
of
purulent exudate
on the
mucosal surface.
Fig.
4.106
Ischaemic
colitis. M/64.
Surgical resection
of the
splenic flexure following abdominal pain
and
diarrhoea.
The
mucosal surface
is
reddened
and
covered
by a
fibrinopurulent
exudate.
The
colon adjacent
to
this area appears normal.
Fig.
4.107
Amoebic
colitis. M/49.
Multiple,
undermined
mucosal ulcers
can be
seen
in the
caecum
and
ascending colon.
This
man had
colitis
and
liver abscess. While undergoing
treatment
he
suddenly developed
an
acute pericardial effusion
and
died.
Fig.
4.108
Acute
colitis.
F/9
This
had a
rapid onset
and
quickly
led to
death from dehydration.
No
causative organism
was
found.
The
colonic mucosa
is
thickened
and
bright
red.
Fig.
4.109
Acute
enterocolitis.
F/19 months.
A
Shigella
organism
was
isolated from
the
faeces prior
to
death.
The
mucosal surface
is
reddened
and
slightly thickened.
The
macroscopic changes
are
less florid than those seen
in
Figure
4.108. Acute enterocolitis
is now a
very
rare cause
of
death
in
children
in
countries
where there
is
'clean'
water
and
ready
access
to
medical services.
Fig.
4.110
Villous
papilloma
of the
rectum.
F/48.
These
polyps
are
sessile, soft
on
palpation,
and
cover quite
a
large
area.
They carry
a
high risk
of
developing carcinoma.
Fig.
4.111
Benign
tubular
adenomatous polyps
of the
colon.
M/46.
These were
asymptomatic.
Fig.
4.110
Fig. 4.111
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