Prevalence of primary eosinophilic colitis in patients with chronic diarrhea and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Introduction: Primary eosinophilic colitis (PEC) is an inflammatory disease caused by the infiltration of eosinophils into the mucosa of the colon, determined after having ruled out other possible causes. It is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea and its prevalence is unknown.

Aims: To know the prevalence of PEC in patients with chronic diarrhea and in those with clinical criteria for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).

Prevalence of primary eosinophilic colitis in patients with chronic diarrhea and diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Introduction: Primary eosinophilic colitis (PEC) is an inflammatory disease caused by the infiltration of eosinophils into the mucosa of the colon, determined after having ruled out other possible causes. It is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea and its prevalence is unknown.

Aims: To know the prevalence of PEC in patients with chronic diarrhea and in those with clinical criteria for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).

[Prevalence of microscopic colitis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea predominance].

Background: Microscopic colitis (MC) and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBSD) have a similar clinical and endoscopic presentation. The prevalence of MC in Mexican patients with IBS-D is unknown.

Objectives: To find out the prevalence of MC in patients with IBS-D and compare it with the one observed in patients with IBS with constipation (IBS-C).

Metastases to the breast.

Aim: The aim of this study was to report the clinico-pathological features of a series of patients with metastatic neoplasms to the breast.

Methods: A 10-year archive of surgical material was reviewed. A search was performed on all 10,650 breast neoplastic cases in the files of the Pathology Department from 1990 to 2000.