Melanosis Coli Associated with Aloe Consumption in a Child.
10.5223/kjpgn.2010.13.1.81
- Author:
Jeong Ok SHIM
1
;
Seung Koo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. shimjo@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Melanosis coli;
Child;
Anthraquinone;
Laxative
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aloe;
Child;
Colon;
Humans;
Macrophages;
Melanosis;
Mucous Membrane
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2010;13(1):81-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Melanosis coli is described as a black or brown discoloration of the mucosa of the colon. Such a discoloration is largely due to pigment granule deposition in macrophages in the colonic mucosa, which arises from anthraquinone-containing laxative abuse. Melanosis coli has usually been reported in the elderly. We present the first case of melanosis coli associated with aloe consumption in a Korean child.
