Lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis: A review of clinicopathologic features and immunologic abnormalities

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-38

  Mahajan, Dipti ^a   Goldblum, John R ^a   Xiao, Shu Yuan ^b   Shen, Bo ^a   Liu, Xiuli ^a,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

budesonide; colitis; collagenous; immunologic; lymphocytic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BUDESONIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; CLOZAPINE; COLESTYRAMINE; DAFLON; DICLOFENAC; FLUTAMIDE; IBUPROFEN; LANSOPRAZOLE; MESALAZINE; NAPROXEN; OXETORONE; PAROXETINE; PIROXICAM; RANITIDINE; RUSCUS ACULEATUS EXTRACT; SIMVASTATIN; TICLOPIDINE;

COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; COLITIS, COLLAGENOUS; COLITIS, LYMPHOCYTIC; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 83755174653     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e31823d7705     Document Type: Review

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