What is Collagenous Colitis?

What is Collagenous Colitis?

• Collagenous Colitis: A chronic disorder of the digestive system characterized by inflammation and thickening of the large intestine lining.
• Collagenous Colitis: 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.
  Source - Diseases Database

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Collagenous Colitis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Collagenous Colitis: Introduction

How serious is Collagenous Colitis?

Complications of Collagenous Colitis: see complications of Collagenous Colitis

What are the symptoms of Collagenous Colitis?

Symptoms of Collagenous Colitis: see symptoms of Collagenous Colitis

Complications of Collagenous Colitis: see complications of Collagenous Colitis

Collagenous Colitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Collagenous Colitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Collagenous Colitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Collagenous Colitis: see treatments for Collagenous Colitis
Research for Collagenous Colitis: see research for Collagenous Colitis

Name and Aliases of Collagenous Colitis

Main name of condition: Collagenous Colitis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Collagenous Colitis:

• Inflammatory colonic disease
• Colonoscopy
• Lymphocytic colitis
• 5-aminosalicylic acid
• Budesonide
• Corticosteroids
• Azathioprine
• Pepto-bismol
• Colitis

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