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Collagenous colitis without diarrhoea at diagnosis - a follow up study.
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Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology [Scand J Gastroenterol] 2019 Feb; Vol. 54 (2), pp. 194-197. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 20. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: Chronic watery diarrhoea is a classical symptom of collagenous colitis (CC). However, in some cases, the typical histologic findings of CC can be found in patients without this symptom. In this study we have performed a follow up on patients with a confirmed histological diagnosis of CC without the typical symptom watery diarrhoea.<br />Patients and Methods: A structured medical record follow-up was performed on the subgroup of patients without watery diarrhoea but diagnosed with the typical CC histologic appearance in a previous study of microscopic colitis.<br />Results: At follow up after a median time of 8 years (range: 0.33-12 years), five of these fifteen patients developed bowel symptoms but only two developed characteristic CC symptoms with watery diarrhoea.<br />Conclusion: The majority of patients without chronic watery diarrhoea at diagnosis remained free from this symptom during follow up and only in a few cases symptoms attributed to CC developed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1502-7708
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30782025
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2019.1570325