Microscopic colitis: An update

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 860-870

  Pardi, Darrell S ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagenous colitis; Lymphocytic colitis; Microscopic colitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BUDESONIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; COLESTYRAMINE; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPHENOXYLATE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOPERAMIDE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PREDNISOLONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN; TICLOPIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLITIS; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LAMINA PROPRIA; LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLITIS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS;

EID: 9144254642     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200411000-00020     Document Type: Review

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