Chronic Diarrhea Owing to Microscopic Colitis: A Cohort Study with Insights into Diagnostic Challenges and Size of the Problem
Microscopic colitis, particularly LC-type, is not an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea, especially when accompanied by symptoms such as abdominal pain and nocturnal diarrhea, warranting further investigation, including inflammatory markers and colonic biopsy. Inflammatory markers can be useful in diagnosing MC with proper values and approaches; however, further studies are needed.
Authors
- Rasha Mahfouz
- Noura Almadani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1404-6854)
- Ayman M. E. M. Sadek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1095-1411)
- Hayam E. Rashed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-9937)
- Hossam Tharwat Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8077-5911)
- Hanaa A. Nofal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5909-4238)
- Nevin F. Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1007-2812)
- Ahmed Ibrahim Gad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-0078)
- Sara Mohamed Salem
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- South Valley University (EG)
- Zagazig University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2024-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14202333
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Microscopic Colitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University