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January 2016 in “ACG Case Reports Journal” This case report describes a 73-year-old male with numerous colon polyps whose long-term use of Cape Aloe likely caused melanosis coli, which helped highlight the polyps' locations.
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May 2007 in “Pediatrics in Review” This case study reports a teenage boy with juvenile polyposis syndrome, presenting with microcytic anemia, growth failure, and rectal bleeding, leading to the diagnosis following colonoscopy and histologic examination of colonic polyps.
October 2019 in “Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences” This case report describes a 56-year-old male with chronic watery diarrhea, hyperpigmentation, and alopecia, in whom colonoscopy revealed multiple polypoidal lesions from the distal transverse colon to the rectum.
January 2025 in “International Journal of Advanced Research” In this case report, a 30-year-old male with alopecia universalis was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, and despite treatment, he experienced no hair regrowth, highlighting that skin issues like alopecia can accompany inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis.
October 2013 in “The American Journal of Gastroenterology” In this case study, a large colonic lipoma led to colo-colonic intussusception requiring surgical intervention in a 74-year-old man.