Treatment for collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis varies depending on the symptoms and severity of the case. The diseases have been known to resolve on their own, although most people ...

Although lymphocytic colitis is generally considered a chronic diarrheal illness, severe drug-induced lymphocytic colitis can present acutely, especially after previous sensitization. Drug-induced ...

Lymphocytic colitis (LC): LC is where the colon lining contains more white blood cells than normal. The collagen layer under the colon lining is still normal or only slightly thicker than normal.

Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, the two main subtypes of microscopic colitis, may develop as a result of an immune response. This could happen when something causes the body to ...

Chronic colitis "can also raise the risk of colon cancer and other inflammatory diseases and can lead to serious medical complications like colon perforation," he says, which is where a hole forms in ...

There are two types: collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. In collagenous colitis, a thick band of collagen develops under the colon lining, while in lymphocytic colitis, there is an increased ...

Colitis is another medical condition that can be behind intestinal discomfort, though it's generally less well known than other causes. Here's what colitis is, what leads to it and how the ...

She named the condition lymphocytic colitis. Since patients diagnosed with these two new diseases experienced identical symptoms, had tissue changes only visible through a microscope and responded to ...

Reference ↵ Rodrigues DM, Hsieh E, Bernstein M, et al . Lymphocytic colitis associated with entacapone. CMAJ 2022;194:E1377–80.

Chronic colitis "can also raise the risk of colon cancer and other inflammatory diseases and can lead to serious medical complications like colon perforation," he says, which is where a hole forms ...