Abstract |
Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis are newly recognized causes of chronic watery diarrhea that typically affect middle-aged patients. Although endoscopic studies are normal, inflammatory changes and (in the case of collagenous colitis) collagen deposition occur histologically in the colonic mucosa. The pathogenesis of these disorders remains a mystery, but the possible causes are intriguing. Patients may experience spontaneous remissions and relapses, but treatment with sulfasalazine or prednisone is usually effective for patients with distressing symptoms.
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Authors | J M Zeroogian, S Chopra |
Journal | Annual review of medicine
(Annu Rev Med)
Vol. 45
Pg. 105-18
( 1994)
ISSN: 0066-4219 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8198370
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Colitis
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology, pathology)
- Collagen Diseases
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology, pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphocytes
(pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
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