"Colitis, Collagenous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A subtype of MICROSCOPIC COLITIS, characterized by chronic watery DIARRHEA of unknown origin, a normal COLONOSCOPY but abnormal histopathology on BIOPSY. Microscopic examination of biopsy samples taken from the COLON show larger-than-normal band of subepithelial COLLAGEN.
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D046729
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.265.173.500 C06.405.469.158.188.173.500
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| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colitis, Collagenous" by people in Profiles.
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Association Between Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis and Risk of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. Gastroenterology. 2021 06; 160(7):2585-2587.e3.
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Novel Case Report: A Previously Reported, but Pathophysiologically Unexplained, Association Between Collagenous Colitis and Protein-Losing Enteropathy May Be Explained by an Undetected Link with Collagenous Duodenitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2021 12; 66(12):4557-4564.
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Significant association between the use of different proton pump inhibitors and microscopic colitis: a nationwide Danish case-control study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 09; 48(6):618-625.
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Smoking is Associated with an Increased Risk of Microscopic Colitis: Results From Two Large Prospective Cohort Studies of US Women. J Crohns Colitis. 2018 Apr 27; 12(5):559-567.