RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Collagenous Colitis As A Cause Of Chronic Diarrhea
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 55
OP 57
DO 10.3122/jabfm.4.1.55
VO 4
IS 1
A1 Henley, Charles E.
YR 1991
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/1/55.abstract
AB When the usual workup for chronic diarrhea fails to provide a diagnosis and the endoscopic findings are normal, alternative etiologies must be considered. This case of collagenous colitis represents such an alternative diagnosis. The patient is a 65-year-old woman who complained of abdominal cramps and watery diarrhea for an 8-month span. The key element to her diagnosis was subepithelial collagen deposits of the mucosa of the colon. Her symptoms were resolved with supportive care, diet, and diphenoxylate. Essential features and treatment of collagenous colitis are reviewed.