Microscopic colitis: A literature review

SUMMARY Microscopic colitis (MC) refers to chronic inflammation of the colon which is characterized by histologic changes at the level of a radiologically and endoscopically normal mucosa. It is a common cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhea that occurs primarily in older individuals; however, there...

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Main Authors: ANA PAULA HAMER SOUSA CLARA, FLÁVIA DRAGO MAGNAGO, JULIANA NEVES FERREIRA, THAIS GAGNO GRILLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302016000900895&lng=en&tlng=en