"Microscopic colitis can be detected with 100% sensitivity by analyzing biopsy specimens from the ascending and descending colon. We propose a Western protocol (taking two biopsy specimens each from ...

Microscopic colitis is the most recently recognized inflammatory condition of the large intestine in which abnormal reactions of the immune system cause inflammation of the inner lining of the colon.

In 1976, a Swedish pathologist, C.G Lindström, published a paper describing a colonic anomaly. Through his microscope, he noted that part of the large intestinal wall of one of his patients was ...

Patients with microscopic colitis have a 27% higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), equal to one extra case of MACE for every 13 patients followed for 10 years. The cohort ...

A new study examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis. It's a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the ...

Microscopic colitis is an inflammatory condition of the large bowel presenting predominantly with chronic, non-bloody, watery diarrhoea. It comprises two main histological subtypes: collagenous ...

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use may potentially be associated with microscopic colitis according to a new review of currently available evidence, published in the journal, Annals of Pharmacotherapy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA – Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aspirin — but not acetaminophen — correlated with ...

Patients with microscopic colitis and IBS can have similar symptoms, but the two disorders are histologically dissimilar and treatment might be different. It is not known how much symptom overlap ...

Celiac disease (CD) may independently increase mortality risk among patients with microscopic colitis (MC), indicating a potential association between the conditions. Celiac disease (CD) is a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women who undergo menopausal hormone therapy appear to have a higher risk for developing microscopic colitis, ...

It’s a hidden cause of diarrhea and the development of the disease is poorly understood. Multiple factors work against the diagnosis of microscopic colitis, an inflammatory digestive disease, because ...