Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with chronic diarrhea in Egypt: A single-center study

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 383-386

  Gado, Ahmed ^a   Ebeid, Basel ^b   El Hindawi, Ali ^c   Akl, Maha ^d   Axon, Anthony ^e  

^a Bolak Eldakror Hospital   (Egypt)

^b Banysweef University   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^e LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic diarrhea; colitis; microscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; MALE; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLITIS, MICROSCOPIC; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255207022     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.87178     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Butt SK. How alert are we in detecting microscopic colitis? Gut 2009;58:A92.
2. Olesen M, Eriksson S, Bohr J, J.rnerot G, Tysk C. Lymphocytic colitis: A retrospective clinical study of 199 Swedish patients. Gut 2004;53:536-41. (Pubitemid 38372978)
3. Bohr J, Tysk C, Eriksson S, Abrahamsson H, Jrnerot G. Collagenous colitis: A retrospective study of clinical presentation and treatment in 163 patients. Gut 1996;39:846-51. (Pubitemid 27049088)
4. Otegbayo JA, Otegbeye FM, Rotimi O. Microscopic colitis syndrome. J Natl Med Assoc 2005;97:678-82.
5. Valle Mansilla JL, León Barúa R, Recavarren Arce S, Berendson Seminario R, Biber Poillevard M. Microscopic colitis in patients with chronic diarrhea. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 2002;22:275-8.
6. Pardi DS, Smyrk TC, Tremaine WJ, Sandborn WJ. Microscopic colitis: A review. Am J Gastroenterol 2002;97:794-802. (Pubitemid 34408232)
7. Essid M, Kallel S, Ben Brahim E, Chatti S, Azzouz MM. Prevalence of the microscopic colitis to the course of the chronic diarrhea: About 150 cases. Tunis Med 2005;83:284-7. (Pubitemid 40942520)
8. Erdem L, Yildirim S, Akbayir N, Yilmaz B, Yenice N, Gultekin OS, et al. Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhea of unknown etiology in Turkey. World J Gastroenterol 2008;14:4319-23.
9. Agnarsdottir M, Gunnlaugsson O, Orvar KB, Cariglia N, Birgisson S, Bjornsson S, et al. Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis in Iceland. Dig Dis Sci 2002;47:1122-8. (Pubitemid 34439192)
10. Bohr J, Tysk C, Eriksson S, Jrnerot G. Collagenous colitis in Orebro, Sweden, an epidemiological study 1984-1993. Gut 1995;37:394-7.
11. Fernandez-Banares F, Salas A, Forne M, Esteve M, Espin.s J, Viver JM. Incidence of collagenous and lymphocytic colitis: A 5-year populationbased study. Am J Gastroenterol 1999;94:418-23. (Pubitemid 29084662)
12. Thijs WJ, van Baarlen J, Kleibeuker JH, Kolkman JJ. Microscopic colitis: Prevalence and distribution throughout the colon in patients with chronic diarrhoea. Neth J Med 2005;63:137-40. (Pubitemid 40561529)
13. Helal TE, Ahmed NS, El Fotoh OA. Lymphocytic colitis: a clue to bacterial etiology. World J Gastroenterol 2005;11:7266-71. (Pubitemid 43137674)