title: Cerebral demyelination in children with collagenous colitis.
abstract: Collagenous colitis (CC) is a form of microscopic colitis characterized by the presence of inflammatory infiltrate and subepithelial deposition of collagen in the colon and it is a rare condition with a predominant prevalence in the adult population. Only few cases have been reported in children. We report two children with the CC with concomitant neurological manifestations. Both cases demonstrated variable neurological symptoms clinically and significant cerebral demyelination. In both patients, the gastrointestinal manifestations drastically improved with a short course of prednisolone. However, the neurological symptoms were persistent and progressive. To the best of our knowledge, similar association has not been reported in children.
authors.affiliation: WK Pediatric Gastroenterology and Research, Willis-Knighton Hospital, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankararaman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wellman
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D046729:Colitis, Collagenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone