Collagenous colitis and rheumatoid arthritis with response to sulfasalazine. A case report and review of the literature.
Collagenous colitis has been associated with rheumatoid arthritis in only a few cases. We describe a 76-year-old man with chronic rheumatoid arthritis whose diarrhea and abdominal pain came from collagenous colitis. He had a good clinical response to sulfasalazine. We review the clinical and histopathological features of collagenous colitis, together with the different therapeutic approaches.
D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012460:Sulfasalazine