Microscopic Colitis with Macroscopic Endoscopic Findings

Atif Saleem; Parag A. Brahmbhatt; Sarah Khan; Mark Young; Gene D. LeSage

doi:10.1155/2013/461485

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2013)

Microscopic Colitis with Macroscopic Endoscopic Findings

Atif Saleem,
Parag A. Brahmbhatt,
Sarah Khan,
Mark Young,
Gene D. LeSage

Affiliations

Atif Saleem: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70622, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA
Parag A. Brahmbhatt: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA
Sarah Khan: Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA
Mark Young: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70622, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA
Gene D. LeSage: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70622, Johnson City, TN 37614, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/461485
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Microscopic Colitis (MC) is characterized by chronic watery diarrhea, grossly normal appearing colonic mucosa during conventional white light endoscopy, and biopsy showing microscopic inflammation. We report a case of collagenous colitis with gross endoscopic findings.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

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