Pseudomembranous Collagenous Colitis: A Case of Not-so-Microscopic Colitis | Zendy

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Pseudomembranous Collagenous Colitis: A Case of Not-so-Microscopic Colitis

Author(s) -

Douglas Grunwald,

Manisha Mehta,

Sunil G. Sheth

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2016.160

Subject(s) - pseudomembranous colitis , medicine , collagenous colitis , microscopic colitis , colitis , colonoscopy , clostridium difficile , diarrhea , gastroenterology , budesonide , enterocolitis , lymphocytic colitis , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , inflammatory bowel disease , antibiotics , disease , colorectal cancer , cancer , corticosteroid , biology

We present a 72-year-old male who developed progressive, watery diarrhea despite anti-motility agents. On colonoscopy, the mucosa was inflamed and covered with an exudate. Stool studies for and were negative. Biopsies revealed pseudomembranous collagenous colitis, a rare form of microscopic colitis. His symptoms improved dramatically with budesonide therapy.

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