Microscopic colitis in patients presenting with chronic diarrhea

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  Misra, Vatsala ^a   Misra, S P ^a   Dwivedi, Manisha ^a   Singh, Premala A ^a   Agarwal, Varsha ^a  

^a MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis; Watery diarrhea

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; INTESTINE; IRRITABLE COLON; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STAINING;

ADULT; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLITIS, MICROSCOPIC; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77749331754     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: 09745130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.59176     Document Type: Article

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