Microscopic colitis.
Microscopic colitis is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory bowel disease presenting with watery diarrhea. While colonoscopy and radiology findings are normal, the colon shows striking pathologic findings, including lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis. The clinical course is usually benign with sustained remission. Recent medical evidence shows that bismuth and budesonide are effective treatments.
Departments of Gastroenterology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. delgado@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Jorge
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Delgado
Bertha
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Delgado
Alex
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Fich
Shmuel
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D000863:Antacids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001729:Bismuth / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans
D000863:Antacids; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019819:Budesonide; D001729:Bismuth