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Descriptor
English
:
Colitis, Microscopic
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Colitis Microscópica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Colite Microscópica
Tree Number:
C06.405.205.265.173
C06.405.469.158.188.173
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2005
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
38617
Unique Identifier:
D046728
Occurrence in VHL
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