Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] are complex diseases whose aetiopathogenesis has not
been entirely clarified despite many years of intensive research efforts. A growing body of …

Abstract Background and Aims Microscopic colitis [MC] is currently regarded as an
inflammatory bowel disease that manifests as two subtypes: collagenous colitis [CC] and …

Background: Collagenous colitis (CC) is an increasingly recognised cause for chronic, non-
bloody diarrhoea. The aetiology of CC remains unknown. A role for dysregulated immune …

Microscopic colitis (MC) attracts relatively little attention, but nevertheless represents a
highly relevant clinical problem known to all practicing physicians. The reason for its relative …

Background: Microscopic colitis (MC) accounts nowadays for 10-13% of the cases
investigated for chronic, non-bloody diarrhea. The etiology of MC remains unknown. As in …

Background & Aims Collagenous colitis (CC) is an inflammatory bowel disorder with
unknown etiopathogenesis involving HLA-related immune-mediated responses and …

Background Collagenous colitis (CC) is a common cause of chronic diarrhoea and highly
associated with immune-mediated diseases. The aetiology of CC may involve a …

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a general term that describes a family of chronic inflammatory
bowel diseases, including lymphocytic colitis (LC) and collagenous colitis (CC). The two …

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a common cause of chronic diarrhea. The 2 most frequent forms
of MC are collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. Over the past years, the incidence and …

Objective Collagenous colitis (CC) is a major cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhoea,
particularly in the elderly female population. The aetiology of CC is unknown, and still poor …