Review paper<br>Microscopic colitis – a problem to remember

Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska; Piotr Radwan

eISSN: 1897-4317
ISSN: 1895-5770

Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny

Current issue Archive Manuscripts accepted About the journal Editorial board Abstracting and indexing Subscription Contact Instructions for authors Ethical standards and procedures

Editorial System

Submit your Manuscript

Editorial Policies

Sarajevo Declaration on Integrity and Visibility of Scholarly Publications

Open access

2/2006
vol. 1

Send email

Copy url:

abstract:

Review paper
Microscopic colitis – a problem to remember

Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska

,

Piotr Radwan

Przegl Gastroenterol 2006; 1, 2: 74-78

Online publish date: 2006/06/20

View full text Get citation

Microscopic colitis encompassing collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis and non-specific microscopic colitis, is a common cause of chronic watery diarrhoea in middle-aged and elderly people, especially women. Its etiology is unknown – infectious, immunologic, hormonal and genetic factors are suspected. An association between use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or proton pump inhibitors and microscopic colitis has been noticed. The disease is more common than it was thought to be. The long-term prognosis is good. Colonoscopy shows normal colonic mucosa, but microscopic diagnostic changes are found in biopsies from both the right and left sides of the colon. In the treatment antidiarrheals with especially bismuth subsalicylate, aminosalicylates, immunosupressive agents and corticosteroids (budesonide) are proposed.

keywords:

Review paperMicroscopic colitis – a problem to remember

Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska , Piotr Radwan

microscopic colitis, collagenous and lymphocytic colitis

Review paper
Microscopic colitis – a problem to remember

Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska

,

Piotr Radwan