An Unusual Cause of Ischemic Change of Long Segment of Colon
Ming-Chang Ku,
1,2
Victor C. Kok,
3,4
and Chien-Kuan Lee
5
1
Department of Radiology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung,
2
Department of Nursing, Jenteh Junior College of
Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli,
3
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien
General Hospital, Taichung,
4
Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung,
5
Department of Pathology, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
Question: A 53-year-old man presented to the emergency department with 2 hours of upper abdominal pain. Vital signs
were unremarkable. He had no underlying disease, but had taken some unknown Chinese herbs for 1 year. Physical
examination revealed palpation tenderness over the upper gastric and the right abdominal area associated with rebounding
pain. Pertinent laboratory values revealed a white blood cell count of 13,270/mm
3
. The emergency physician then arranged
an abdominal computed tomography (CT).
What is your diagnosis?
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Conflicts of interest
The authors disclose no conflicts.
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