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Diagnóstico y manejo de la colitis microscópica

Rojas B, René.

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 30 (supl.1), 2019

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a clinical condition characterized by chronic watery diarrhea, normal colonic mucosa and characteristic histological findings. It is composed of two main entities: collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC). Its incidence has been increasing, currently accounting fo...

Colitis Microscópica/diagnóstico, Colitis Microscópica/tratamiento farmacológico, Diarrea/etiología, Mesalamina/uso terapéutico, Budesonida/uso terapéutico, Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico, Antidiarreicos/uso terapéutico, Colitis Colagenosa/diagnóstico, Colitis Colagenosa/tratamiento farmacológico, Colitis Linfocítica/diagnóstico, Colitis Linfocítica/tratamiento farmacológico, Anticuerpos Monoclonales, Corticoesteroides

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Microscopic colitis: A literature review

SUMMARY Microscopic colitis (MC) refers to chronic inflammation of the colon which is characterized by histologic changes at the level of a radiologically and endoscopically normal mucosa. It is a common cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhea that occurs primarily in older individuals; however, there are f...