Lymphocytic and collagenous colitis: The emerging entity of microscopic colitis. An update on pathophysiology, diagnosis and management

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 425-432

  Abdo, Ayman A ^a   Urbanski, Stefan J ^a   Beck, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bismuth subsalicylate; Budesonide; Cholestyramine; Collagenous colitis; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

5 ACETAMIDOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BUDESONIDE; COLESTYRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTAMIDE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; TICLOPIDINE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTHRITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLITIS; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0041630974     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/404857     Document Type: Review

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