Microscopic colitis: A common and an easily overlooked cause of chronic diarrhoea

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-186

  Nyhlin, Nils ^a   Bohr, Johan ^a,b   Eriksson, Sune ^a   Tysk, Curt ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Budesonide; Chronic diarrhoea; Collagenous colitis; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BOSWELIA SERRATA EXTRACT; BUDESONIDE; COLESTYRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON CANCER; COLON MUCOSA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FECES INCONTINENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLITIS, MICROSCOPIC; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 41349123467     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.01.001     Document Type: Review

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