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*Clinical DDx includes [[irritable bowel syndrome]] - which has no or subtle histopathologic changes. | *Clinical DDx includes [[irritable bowel syndrome]] - which has no or subtle histopathologic changes. | ||
*This pathology also afflicits rectum; however, it is less commonly found there. | |||
**The rectum is afflicted in approximately in 65% of cases.<ref name=pmid12018911>{{cite journal |author=Agnarsdottir M, Gunnlaugsson O, Orvar KB, ''et al.'' |title=Collagenous and lymphocytic colitis in Iceland |journal=Dig. Dis. Sci. |volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=1122–8 |year=2002 |month=May |pmid=12018911 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Epidemiology=== | ===Epidemiology=== | ||
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**CC females:males = 20:1.<ref name=medscape180664/> | **CC females:males = 20:1.<ref name=medscape180664/> | ||
*Drugs are associated with LC and CC. | *Drugs are associated with LC and CC. | ||
** | **[[NSAID]]s - posulated association/weak association, | ||
**SSRIs (used primarily for depression) - moderate association, dependent on specific drug. | **SSRIs (used primarily for depression) - moderate association, dependent on specific drug. | ||
*Associated with autoimmune disorders - [[celiac disease]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[thyroid]] disorders and [[arthritis]].<ref name=pmid19109861>{{cite journal |author=Tysk C, Bohr J, Nyhlin N, Wickbom A, Eriksson S |title=Diagnosis and management of microscopic colitis |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=14 |issue=48 |pages=7280-8 |year=2008 |month=December |pmid=19109861 |doi= |url=http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/14/7280.asp}}</ref> | *Associated with autoimmune disorders - [[celiac disease]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[thyroid]] disorders and [[arthritis]].<ref name=pmid19109861>{{cite journal |author=Tysk C, Bohr J, Nyhlin N, Wickbom A, Eriksson S |title=Diagnosis and management of microscopic colitis |journal=World J. Gastroenterol. |volume=14 |issue=48 |pages=7280-8 |year=2008 |month=December |pmid=19109861 |doi= |url=http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/14/7280.asp}}</ref> | ||