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A condition characterized by chronic watery DIARRHEA of unknown origin, a normal COLONOSCOPY but abnormal histopathology on BIOPSY. This syndrome was first described in 1980 by Read and associates. Subtypes include COLLAGENOUS COLITIS and LYMPHOCYTIC COLITIS. Both have similar clinical symptoms and are distinguishable only by histology.
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- Colitis, Microscopic
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2005
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- Colitis (1971-2004)
- Colitis, Ulcerative (1965-2004)
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- National Library of Medicine. Microscopic Colitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046728. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046728
- Microscopic Colitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_colitis
- Microscopic Colitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2058941