Open AccessLymphocytic Colitis in Nigeria: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Aderemi Oluyemi,
Martins Momoh,
Emuobor Odeghe,
Samuel Olalekan Keshinro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the annals of african surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2523-0816
pISSN - 1999-9674
DOI - 10.4314/aas.v18i3.10
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphocytic colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , disease , colitis , microscopic colitis , ulcerative colitis , pathology , lymphocytic infiltration , dermatology , gastroenterology
The term “microscopic colitis” (MC) is used to describe a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that includes two main subtypes based on histopathologic features: collagenous and lymphocytic. Scientific literature is replete with documentation of the disease from various regions of the world. However, the condition is rarely described in black African patients. We herein present the details of the clinical aspects and endoscopic findings of 3 Nigerian patients with the lymphocytic variant of MC. A short literature review of the clinical, endoscopic, and pathologic features of this rare condition as well as other relevant aspects of MC is also presented.