Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhea of unknown etiology in Turkey

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2008; 14(27): 4319-4323
Published online Jul 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4319

Table 2 Histopathologic criteria for diagnosis of lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis

	Histopathologic criteria
Lymphocytic colitis	Chronic inflammatory infiltration in lamina propria
	Increased IELs
	Superficial epithelial degeneration and increased mitosis in crypts
	IELs/100 intercryptal epithelial cell > 20/100
Collagenous colitis	A diffusely distributed and thickened sube-pithelial collagen band > 10 &mgr;m
	Chronic inflammatory infiltration in lamina propria

Citation: Erdem L, Yildirim S, Akbayir N, Yilmaz B, Yenice N, Gültekin OS, Peker &. Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with diarrhea of unknown etiology in Turkey. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(27): 4319-4323
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i27/4319.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.4319