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  • Gastroenterology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Microscopic colitis is an increasingly recognized cause of chronic watery diarrhea and abdominal pain.
  • It is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome, leading to delayed diagnosis and underestimation of its true incidence.
  • Diagnostic challenges arise from normal endoscopic appearance despite histological inflammation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the significance of microscopic colitis as a cause of chronic non-bloody diarrhea.
  • To review the literature on its diagnosis, subtypes, pathogenesis, and management.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of microscopic colitis.
  • Analysis of diagnostic criteria, including endoscopic and histological findings.
  • Discussion of proposed pathogenetic models and therapeutic approaches.

Main Results:

  • Microscopic colitis presents with normal colonic mucosa on endoscopy but shows inflammation on biopsy.
  • Key subtypes include collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, differentiated by collagen band presence.
  • While often self-limiting, it can have a relapsing course requiring chronic therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Microscopic colitis is an important differential diagnosis for chronic diarrhea.
  • Accurate diagnosis relies on histological assessment of colonic biopsies.
  • Current evidence excludes progression to neoplastic malignancies.