[An unusual cause of chronic diarrhea: lymphocytic colitis].
We report a case of lymphocytic colitis in a 74-year-old woman presenting with watery diarrhea since 1 year and in whom previous extensive investigations were normal. The diagnosis could be made on the basis of typical pathological pattern in colonic biopsies. The outcome was favourable with salazopyrine therapy. The clinical, histological and pathophysiological aspects of lymphocytic colitis are discussed.
De Waele
S
S
Service de Médecine Interne Générale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.
Janssens
P
P
Hoang
P
P
Laka
A
A
Lagneaux
G
G
Lambert
M
M
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004338:Drug Combinations; C028423:Salazopyrine; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D005944:Glucosamine
Une cause inhabituelle de diarrhee chronique: la colite lymphocytaire.