Diagnosis and management of microscopic colitis
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Diagnosis and management of microscopic colitis
Microscopic colitis, comprising collagenous and lymphocytic colitis, is characterized clinically by chronic watery diarrhea, and a macroscopically normal colonic mucosa where diagnostic histopathological features are seen on microscopic examination. The annual incidence of each disorder is 4-6/100 000 inhabitants, with a peak incidence in 60-70-year-old individuals and a noticeable female predo...
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OBJECTIVE To describe microscopic colitis (MC) and a stepwise approach to its diagnosis and management. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE MEDLINE was searched from January 1996 to August 2002. Controlled trials were sought, but due to their relative rarity, most articles cited are well designed retrospective studies and reviews. MAIN MESSAGE Microscopic colitis in both its collagenous and lymphocytic forms i...
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Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, together constituting microscopic colitis, are common causes of chronic diarrhea. They are characterized clinically by chronic nonbloody diarrhea and a macroscopically normal colonic mucosa where characteristic histopathological findings are seen. Previously considered rare, they now have emerged as common disorders that need to be considered in the ...
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CONTEXT Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, collectively designated microscopic colitis, have until recently been considered as rare gastrointestinal disorders. New data suggest, however, that these disorders are relatively common, and to reach the correct diagnosis both the gastroenterologist and the pathologist must be aware of these diagnoses when evaluating patients with persistent...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.7280