Microscopic colitis: A concise review

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-390

  Zippi, M ^a   Marcheggiano, A ^b   Crispino, P ^b   Occhigrossi, G ^a   Severi, Carola ^b  

^a Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Diarrhoea; Lymphocytic colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BILE ACID; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BUDESONIDE; MESALAZINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTHRALGIA; AUTOIMMUNITY; BARIUM ENEMA; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CHRONIC NON BLOODY DIARRHEA; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON MUCOSA; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 77957227408     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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