title: Response to treatment of microscopic colitis.
abstract: Microscopic colitis is a recently recognized cause of diarrhoea, predominantly affecting older women, but its response to treatment is poorly documented. This report reviews the response to treatment of 16 patients with microscopic colitis and provides evidence for the use of 5-aminosalicylic acid and corticosteroids.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fasoli
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Jewell
mesh_terms: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019804:Mesalamine; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000636:Aminosalicylic Acids; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D019804:Mesalamine; D011239:Prednisolone