Collagenous colitis: a case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | John A. Armstrong, Leonard R. Matz, A.R.C. Harris, Michael J. Bamford |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Abdominal pain Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Colon Biopsy Degeneration (medical) Pathology and Forensic Medicine Desquamation medicine Humans Colitis Intestinal Mucosa Lamina propria Collagenous colitis medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Clinical course Rectum medicine.disease Microscopy Electron medicine.anatomical_structure Female Collagen medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pathology. 14(4) |
| ISSN: | 0031-3025 |
| Popis: | Summary A case of collagenous colitis is reported and the literature reviewed. The disease presents with watery diarrhea and abdominal pain in middle-aged subjects. Women predominate in the small number of reported cases. Colonic and rectal biopsies show excessive collagenization of the so-called collagen table in the superficial lamina propria. There is an associated degeneration and desquamation of the interglandular epithelial lining cells. The cause is not known but the clinical course with symptomatic treatment can wax and wane with corresponding deterioration or improvement in the biopsy features. |
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