[Microscopic colitis. A 20 cases serie]
Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2006; 84 (7): 403-406
em Francês
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| ID: emr-182829
ABSTRACT
Microscopic colitis are defined as a chronic inflammation of a normal macroscopic colonic mucosa. We report 20 cases of microscopic colitis. Chronic diarrhea revealed the diagnosis in 95% of cases. Endoscopic examination was normal in 95% of patients. We diagnosed collagenous colitis in 65% of cases and lymphocytic colitis in 35% of cases. The treatment was based on sulphasalazine in 16 patients, on 5 aminosalicylic acid in 1 case, on gluen free diet in 2 cases and a symptomatic treatment was prescripted to one patient. A clinical remission was observed in 41.2% of patients taking sulphasalazine
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Colonoscopia
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Colite Microscópica
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Diarreia
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Francês
Revista:
Tunisie Med.
Ano de publicação:
2006
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