Pseudolipomatosis of the colon and cecum followed by pneumatosis intestinalis

Masaya Iwamuro; Takehiro Tanaka; Tomoko Kawabata; Yuusaku Sugihara; Keita Harada; Sakiko Hiraoka; Hiroyuki Okada

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.0730-17

Pseudolipomatosis of the colon and cecum followed by pneumatosis intestinalis

Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Tomoko Kawabata, Yuusaku Sugihara, Keita Harada, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroyuki Okada

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A 74-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with pseudolipomatosis of the cecum and ascending colon. Colonoscopy was performed, which revealed the presence of slightly elevated white lesions, while a magnifying observation showed microbubbles within the mucosa. A month after colonoscopy, the patient was diagnosed with pneumatosis intestinalis. Although the exact pathogenesis is unclear, pneumatosis intestinalis may arise secondary to pseudolipomatosis. This case also indicates that a magnifying observation during colonoscopy may aid in the diagnosis of pseudolipomatosis of the large intestine, since it shows microbubbles within the mucosa, which may be a distinctive feature reflecting the pathology of this disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2501-2504
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	57
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0730-17
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Colonoscopy
Giant cell arteritis
Pneumatosis intestinalis
Pseudolipomatosis

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Internal Medicine

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