Collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis, the two main subtypes of microscopic colitis, may develop as a result of an immune response. This could happen when something causes the body to mistakenly ...

Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease had a 65% higher risk of developing microscopic colitis, with the strongest association observed in patients diagnosed with microscopic colitis before 50 years ...

“Dense, predominantly lymphocytic infiltrate in the lamina propria with variably frequent plasma cells and eosinophils are seen.” Another pattern of injury is lymphocytic colitis, which is ...

Microscopic colitis (MC) is an inflammatory disease of the colon encompassing the two subtypes of lymphocytic colitis and collagenous colitis. MC often causes chronic, watery diarrhea as well as ...

Microscopic colitis is a chronic bowel condition that can affect a person’s quality of life. However, treatments and lifestyle changes can effectively treat microscopic colitis. MC is a condition ...

(a) Atrophic/withering crypts (red arrow) and lamina propria vascular congestion. Notice that the cellularity of the lamina propria is not significantly increased. (b) Vascular congestion and ...