"Colitis, Microscopic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition characterized by chronic watery DIARRHEA of unknown origin, a normal COLONOSCOPY but abnormal histopathology on BIOPSY. This syndrome was first described in 1980 by Read and associates. Subtypes include COLLAGENOUS COLITIS and LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS. Both have similar clinical symptoms and are distinguishable only by histology.
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D046728
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MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.265.173 C06.405.469.158.188.173
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Park T, Cave D, Marshall C. Microscopic colitis: A review of etiology, treatment and refractory disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2015 Aug 07; 21(29):8804-10.