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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2009; 15(17): 2166-2169
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2166
Published online May 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2166
Lansoprazole-associated collagenous colitis: Diffuse mucosal cloudiness mimicking ulcerative colitis
Mitsuro Chiba, Takeshi Sugawara, Haruhiko Tozawa, Hidehiko Tsuda, Toru Abe, Division of Gastroenterology, Nakadori General Hospital, Akita 010-8577, Japan
Takuo Tokairin, Iwao Ono, Department of Pathology, Nakadori General Hospital, Akita 010-8577, Japan
Eriko Ushiyama, Department of Internal Medicine, Nakadori Rehabilitation Hospital, Akita, 010-8577, Japan
Author contributions: Sugawara T, Tozawa H, Tsuda H and Abe T performed the colonoscopy; Tokairin T and Ono I performed the pathological studies; Ushiyama E and Chiba M were the doctors responsible for the present case; Chiba M wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Mitsuro Chiba, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Nakadori General Hospital, 3-15, Misono-cho, Minami-dori, Akita 010-8577, Japan. mchiba@meiwakai.or.jp
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Received: February 16, 2009
Revised: March 23, 2009
Accepted: March 30, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
Revised: March 23, 2009
Accepted: March 30, 2009
Published online: May 7, 2009
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