Colitis Nucleomigrans: A Proposal for The Third Type of Microscopic Colitis
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[Microscopic colitis: collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis].
Microscopic colitis is currently classified as a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder and encompasses two entities: lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis. Patients with microscopic colitis present with a well-tolerated chronic watery diarrhea, sometimes with abdominal pain. Colonoscopy is normal. Diagnosis of microscopic colitis is established by histologic examination of colonic biopsies,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2575-9655
DOI: 10.26502/acmcr.96550365