Difference between revisions of "Lymphocytic colitis"

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| Gross      =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[colon]]
| Site      = [[colon]], [[rectum]]
| Assdx      = autoimmune diseases ([[celiac disease]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[thyroid]] disorders, [[arthritis]])
| Assdx      = autoimmune diseases ([[celiac disease]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[thyroid]] disorders, [[arthritis]])
| Syndromes  =
| Syndromes  =
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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.
**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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