title: Collagenous colitis in a patient with Addison's disease: a case report.
abstract: Diarrhea is a non-specific symptom which may be associated with Addison's disease and several causes had been demonstrated in the aetiology. We describe a patient with Addison's disease who was suffering from chronic diarrhea for three months. She was diagnosed as having collagenous colitis and successfully treated with Sulphasalazine, 2 g/day. Collagenous colitis is an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea and the association of collagenous colitis with Addison's disease has not previously been described. We think that collagenous colitis may play a role in the aetiology of diarrhea in patients with Addison's disease and therefore we suggest a full colonoscopic examination in other patients with Addison's disease and diarrhea to determine the incidence of collagenous colitis in the aetiology of diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Erciyes University, Medical School Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Unlühizarci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozbakir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirgin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patiroglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yücesoy
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keleştimur
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003094:Collagen; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D003094:Collagen