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Non-specific colitis among patients with colitis: frequency and relation to inflammatory bowel disease, a prospective study / Colite inespecífica entre pacientes com colite: estudo prospectivo sobre sua frequência e relação com doença inflamatória intestinal
Emara, Mohamed H; Salama, Rasha I; Hamed, Emad F; Shoriet, Hebatalla Nabil; Abdel-Aziz, Hesham R.
  • Emara, Mohamed H; Kafrelshiekh University. Faculty of Medicine. Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Department. Kafrelshikh. EG
  • Salama, Rasha I; Zagazig University. Faculty of Medicine. Tropical Medicine Department. Zagazig. EG
  • Hamed, Emad F; Zagazig University. Internal Medicine Department. Faculty of Medicine. Zagazig. EG
  • Shoriet, Hebatalla Nabil; Fayoum University. Faculty of Medicine. Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department. Fayoum. EG
  • Abdel-Aziz, Hesham R; Zagazig University. Faculty of Medicine. Pathology Department. Zagazig. EG
J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.) ; 39(4): 319-325, Oct.-Dec. 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1056642
ABSTRACT
Abstract Background and study

aim:

The term non-specific colitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the colon that microscopically lacks the characteristic features of any specific form of colitis and is commonly seen in pathology reports of colonoscopy biopsies. In fact, it has been questioned whether it is a separate pathological entity or it is merely an intermediate stage in the course of inflammatory bowel disease. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of non-specific colitis among patients with colitis and characterize its natural history over a 6 months year period. Patients and

methods:

Eighty adult patients presented for colonoscopy were enrolled. In the final analysis they were divided into Group A; the non-specific colitis Group and Group B; the inflammatory bowel disease Group. All patients were subjected to full history taking, full clinical examination, laboratory investigations which included stool analysis, CRP, ESR, complete colonoscopy and entire random colon biopsies for histopathological examination.

Results:

Group A included 67 patients (83.75%) while Group B included 13 (16.25%) patients. Patients with IBD had clinical and laboratory features of inflammation significantly higher than patients with non-specific colitis. Six patients (8.95%) of non-specific colitis group developed histologic features of florid inflammatory bowel disease after 6 months. There were no independent predictors of this conversion.

Conclusion:

Among our 80 patients with colonoscopy and biopsy 67 (83.75%) were diagnosed as non-specific colitis and out of them 6 patients (8.95%) were reexamined after 6 months and proved to have inflammtory bowel disese this change was not linked to predictive factors.
RESUMO
Resumo Introdução e

objetivos:

O termo colite inespecífica (CI) refere-se a uma condição inflamatória do cólon que microscopicamente não apresenta características de qualquer forma específica de colite; é comumente observada em relatórios patológicos de biópsias de colonoscopia. De fato, tem-se questionado se esta seria uma entidade patológica separada ou apenas um estágio intermediário no curso da DII. Este estudo foi realizado para estimar a prevalência de CI entre pacientes com colite e caracterizar seu curso durante um período de seis meses. Pacientes e

métodos:

O estudo incluiu 80 pacientes adultos que se apresentaram para colonoscopia. Na análise, os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos grupo A (CI) e grupo B (DII) Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a anamnese completa, exame clínico completo e investigações laboratoriais que incluíram análise de fezes, PCR, VHS, colonoscopia completa e biópsias aleatórias de cólon para exame histopatológico.

Resultados:

Do total de pacientes, 67 foram alocados no grupo A (83,75%) e 13 (16,25%) no grupo B. Os pacientes com DII apresentavam sinais clínicos e laboratoriais de inflamação significativamente maiores do que o observado em pacientes com CI. Seis pacientes (8,95%) do grupo CI desenvolveram características histológicas de DII florida após seis meses. Não foram identificados preditores independentes para essa conversão.

Conclusão:

Entre os 80 pacientes submetidos a colonoscopia e biópsia, o diagnóstico de CI foi feito em 67 (83,75%); destes, seis pacientes (8,95%) foram reexaminados após seis meses e apresentaram DII, sendo que essa conversão não foi associada a fatores preditivos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Colonoscopy / Colitis Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.) Journal subject: Cirurgia / Doen‡as Retais / Doen‡as do Colo / Gastroenterology / Cirurgia Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Egypt Institution/Affiliation country: Fayoum University/EG / Kafrelshiekh University/EG / Zagazig University/EG

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Colonoscopy / Colitis Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. coloproctol. (Rio J., Impr.) Journal subject: Cirurgia / Doen‡as Retais / Doen‡as do Colo / Gastroenterology / Cirurgia Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Egypt Institution/Affiliation country: Fayoum University/EG / Kafrelshiekh University/EG / Zagazig University/EG