title: [Microscopic colitis - a frequent cause of chronic diarrhea].
abstract: Chronic diarrhea is a very common problem in the general population. It requires a physician to differentiate its causes and depending on its etiology referring the patient to a hospital for diagnosis and subsequent treatment. One of the causes of chronic diarrhea may be microscopic colitis, which is characterized by the presence of clinical symptoms without endoscopic or radiological abnormalities. Diagnosis is based on a histopathological examination of the colon and thus clinical suspicion of the disease is so important for further diagnosis and treatment, which is primarily based on the use of topical steroids such as budesonide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Main District Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonciarz
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Main District Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Aldona
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mularczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Main District Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kowalik
authors.affiliation: Corpora-Med, Medical Rehabilitation Center, Gliwice, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kopała
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D046728:Colitis, Microscopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D019819:Budesonide
keywords: chronic diarrhea; microscopic colitis