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Microscopic colitis in children with chronic diarrhea.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr

August 2013

Department of Pediatrics, Center for Diarrheal Diseases and Nutrition Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to study microscopic colitis (MC) in children with special reference to its role in chronic diarrhea and changes in mucosal biopsies.

Methods: A total of 100 consecutive children ages 3 to 12 years, with nonbloody diarrhea (passage of ≥3 loose stools per day) of >12 weeks' duration were screened and 26 were enrolled in the study in which no specific etiology could be found and colonoscopy did not reveal any mucosal abnormality. Colonic biopsies were evaluated for the presence of lymphocytic colitis or collagenous colitis and those with the characteristic changes were defined to have MC (group A).

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