title: [Microscopic colitis: update 2014].
abstract: Microscopic colitis, which includes lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis, represents a frequent cause of chronic watery diarrhea especially in the elderly population. Several medications, such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, proton pump inhibitors or antidepressants, as well as cigarette smoking have been recognized as risk factors for microscopic colitis. The diagnosis of microscopic colitis is based on a macroscopically normal ileo-colonoscopy and several biopsies from the entire colon, which demonstrate the pathognomonic histopathologic findings. Therapy is mainly based on the use of budesonide. Other medications, such as mesalazine, cholestyramine and bismuth, have been evaluated as well but the evidence is less solid.
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burgmann
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Alain M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schoepfer
authors.forename: Pu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yun
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D046728:Colitis, Microscopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents