Collagenous colitis in an adult patient with chronic diarrhoea: Case report

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 272-274

  Otegbayo, J A ^a,b   Oluwasola, A O ^a   Akang, E E U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLON; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; COLITIS; COLON; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE;

EID: 0035542435     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i5.9054     Document Type: Article

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