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→Microscopic colitis: fix order
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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. | ||
====Microscopic colitis - types==== | ====Microscopic colitis - types==== | ||
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*Sometimes just follow-up. | *Sometimes just follow-up. | ||
*Steroids - budesonide -- short-term treatment.<ref name=pmid19109861/> | *Steroids - budesonide -- short-term treatment.<ref name=pmid19109861/> | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*As the name suggests, they are microscopic, i.e. endoscopic examination is normal. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||