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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Use in Microscopic Colitis
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a novel class of anticancer therapies that can result in autoimmune pathology known as immune-related adverse events (irAEs).
Natalie Farha +3 more
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Budesonide treatment for microscopic colitis from immune checkpoint inhibitors
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2019 Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) are effective against a variety of malignancies but can be limited by inflammatory toxicities such as enterocolitis. Enterocolitis is typically treated with systemically active glucocorticoids. Endoscopy can
Michael S. Hughes +7 more
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Lymphocytic Colitis in Nigeria: A Case Series
The Annals of African Surgery, 2021 The term “microscopic colitis” (MC) is used to describe a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that includes two main subtypes based on histopathologic features: collagenous and lymphocytic.
Aderemi Oluyemi +3 more
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World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012 Microscopic colitis may be defined as a clinical syndrome, of unknown etiology, consisting of chronic watery diarrhea, with no alterations in the large bowel at the endoscopic and radiologic evaluation. Therefore, a definitive diagnosis is only possible by histological analysis.
Ianiro, Gianluca +6 more
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PROTON-PUMP INHIBITORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF MICROSCOPIC COLITIS: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE [PDF]
Arquivos de GastroenterologiaBackground: Microscopic colitis is a relatively new diagnosis that was first described in the 1980s. Patients usually present with chronic watery and non-bloody diarrhea and are typically characterized by an unremarkable gross appearance of the colon on ...
Rashid ABDEL-RAZEQ +10 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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Microscopic (collagenous) colitis [PDF]
American Journal of Roentgenology, 1989 We encountered two patients with microscopic colitis diagnosed by biopsies performed on the basis of barium enema findings. In both cases, the mucosa appeared normal at endoscopy. To our knowledge, these cases are the first published examples of the radiographic appearance of this ...
S N, Glick, S K, Teplick, P S, Amenta
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997 Microscopic forms of colitis, including lymphocytic and collagenous colitis, have been observed in both those with and without celiac disease.
Hugh James Freeman
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Microscopic colitis in older adults: impact, diagnosis, and management
Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 2022 Microscopic colitis (comprising lymphocytic and collagenous colitis, albeit an incomplete variant is gaining recognition as well) is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory state of the lower gastrointestinal tract (colon).
Istvan Fedor, Eva Zold, Zsolt Barta
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Prevalence, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management of Microscopic Colitis
Gut and Liver, 2018 Microscopic colitis (MC), which is comprised of lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis, is a clinicopathological diagnosis that is commonly encountered in clinical practice during the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea.
Nicole Gentile, Eugene F. Yen
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