Microscopic colitis: Not just for aristocrats
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Pseudomembranous Collagenous Colitis: A Case of Not-so-Microscopic Colitis
We present a 72-year-old male who developed progressive, watery diarrhea despite anti-motility agents. On colonoscopy, the mucosa was inflamed and covered with an exudate. Stool studies for Clostridium difficile and Escherichia coli were negative. Biopsies revealed pseudomembranous collagenous colitis, a rare form of microscopic colitis. His symptoms improved dramatically with budesonide therapy.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04994.x