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Melanosis coli (Synonym: pseudomelanosis coli) is a relatively common brown-black irregular pigmentation of the bowel mucosa [16], which was first described by Cruveilhier in 1829 [5].
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Stein, E. (2003). Melanosis Coli. In: Anorectal and Colon Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18977-7_10
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