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==Microscopic colitis== | ==Microscopic colitis== | ||
:''Microscopic colitis'' may refer to a microscopic manifestation of an unspecified disease process that can be apparent macroscopically. This section deals with a pair of diseases (''lymphocytic colitis'' and ''collagenous colitis'') that are considered to only have microscopic manifestations and characteristic clinical presentation. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
Presentation: | Presentation: | ||
*Chronic diarrhea, non-bloody.<ref name=medscape180664>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180664-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180664-overview]. Accessed on: 31 May 2010.</ref> | *Chronic diarrhea, non-bloody.<ref name=medscape180664>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180664-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/180664-overview]. Accessed on: 31 May 2010.</ref> | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
*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. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*As the name suggests, they are microscopic, i.e. endoscopic examination is normal. | |||
====Microscopic colitis - types==== | ====Microscopic colitis - types==== | ||