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Colitis evolving into ulcerative colitis [PDF]
Gut, 2005 We observed the development of ulcerative colitis (UC) in a 37 year old young woman with clinical and histological features of lymphocytic colitis (LC) after a period of six years. Seven years ago, the patient was admitted to our gastroenterology unit complaining of watery diarrhoea (⩾6 stools/day). She had never smoked and she was not taking any drugs
CALABRESE, CARLO +2 more
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The Lancet, 2017 Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the colon, and its incidence is rising worldwide. The pathogenesis is multifactorial, involving genetic predisposition, epithelial barrier defects, dysregulated immune responses, and environmental factors.
Ungaro, Ryan +4 more
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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2003 Microscopic colitis is a frequent cause of chronic watery diarrhea, especially in older persons. Common associated symptoms include abdominal pain, arthralgias, and weight loss. The incidence of microscopic colitis had been increasing, although more recent studies have shown a stabilization of incidence rates.
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Journal of Mental Science, 1898 By colitis one understands a disease characterised anatomically by an ulcerative or membranous affection of the large intestine, and signalised clinically by acute sanguinolent or muco-purulent diarrhóa, plus pyrexia and prostration.
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2011 Background: A 66-year-old-woman, undergoing chemotherapy for recently diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia developed increasing abdominal pain over a period of several days. Laboratory results showed, apart from severe neutropenia, increasing infection parameters.
Talebian, A. +6 more
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Noninfectious Colitides: Collagenous Colitis, Lymphocytic Colitis, Diversion Colitis, and Chemically Induced Colitis [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007 Approximately 10% of patients with chronic diarrhea carry a diagnosis of microscopic colitis. The endoscopic appearance of both collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis may be normal; however, biopsies confirm the diagnosis. Available treatments include antidiarrheals, bismuth salicylate, and budesonide.
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Colitis isquémica. Colitis microscópica
Medicine - Programa de Formación Médica Continuada Acreditado, 2016 Resumen Introduccion. La colitis isquemica y la colitis microscopica son entidades de muy diferente naturaleza, manejo y pronostico, pero afectan con mayor frecuencia y de forma similar a mujeres mayores de 60 anos. Patogenia. Manifestaciones clinicas.
S. Parejo +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2009 The issue of dysplasia within the setting of chronic colitis is rapidly evolving, and more aggressive endoscopic management and surveillance is clearly being suggested in selected cases (1–3). With the advent of more effective therapies such as tumour necrosis factor inhibitors, it has been suggested that some patients are likely to be managed with ...
Robert Enns, Brian Bressler
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