[Collagenous colitis; an invisible disease?].
A middle-aged female with chronic diarrhoea was diagnosed after extensive evaluation as having collagenous colitis. Remarkable in this case was the definitely abnormal-looking mucosa in a period of clinical exacerbation whereas the subepithelial collagenous band completely disappeared in a clinically more quiet stage of the disease. The diagnostic importance of performing stepwise colonic biopsies even in normal-appearing colon in a patient with chronic undiagnosed diarrhoea is discussed.
Gallas
P R
PR
Zeeweg Ziekenhuis Velsen, afd. Interne Geneeskunde, IJmuiden.
Kerst
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
D003094:Collagen
Collagene colitis; een onzichtbare aandoening?