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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
Print version ISSN 0120-9957On-line version ISSN 2500-7440
Abstract
PRIETO-ORTIZ, Robin Germán; RENDON-HERNANDEZ, Juliana and BALLEN-PARRAGA., Hernán. Microscopic colitis: Case series and literature review. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.2, pp.155-162. Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 0120-9957. https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.817.
Introduction:
Microscopic colitis is a benign and multifactorial disease characterized by watery diarrhea and histological alterations in the colonic mucosa. The incidence of this disease is increasing, being diagnosed more frequently.
Materials and methods:
In this retrospective study, patients were examined employing colonoscopy and biopsy due to a diagnosis of chronic diarrhea in a gastroenterology unit throughout 22 months. Their diagnosis of colitis was confirmed by clinical picture and microscopic analysis.
Results:
In the study period, a total of 2849 colonoscopies were performed, 116 in patients with chronic diarrhea. We identified 15 patients with microscopic colitis, 12 were men (80 %), and only three were older than 60 (20 %).
Conclusion:
Unlike the world literature, this study found that microscopic colitis in our patients affects the male sex primarily (male/female ratio: 4/1) and occurs in young people, with an average age of 47.5 years (range: 21-82 years).
Keywords : Diarrhea; microscopic colitis; lymphocytic colitis; collagen; budesonide.