Microscopic Colitis

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Buch | Hardcover
56 Seiten
2012 | 1., st edition
UNI-MED (Verlag)
978-3-8374-1354-0 (ISBN)

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Over the last three decades, knowledge about microscopic colitis has greatly increased. This textbook represents an up-to-date review and takes account of the increasing interest in microscopic colitis.
Renowned experts present clear information about the bases of the pathology, aetiology, clinical features, investigation and therapy, taking into account recently published data and with this textbook allow the interested reader to access comprehensive and targeted knowledge.

1.Epidemiology12
1.1.Collagenous colitis 12
1.2.Lymphocytic colitis12
2.Pathology16
2.1.Definition of microscopic colitis16
2.2.Collagenous colitis16
2.3.Lymphocytic colitis19
2.4.Microscopic colitis: "tip of the iceberg"21
2.5."New entities" of microscopic colitis?21
3.Aetiology and pathogenesis26
3.1.Infectious and immunological factors26
3.2.Bile acid malabsorption26
3.3.Association with intake of drugs and other factors27
3.4.Genetic predisposition27
3.5.Collagen metabolism27
3.6.Pathogenetic mechanism of the diarrhoea28
4.Clinical presentation32
4.1.Symptoms32
4.2.Associated diseases32
4.3.Course33
5.Clinical investigation and differential diagnosis 36
5.1.Diagnostic approach36
5.2.Differentiation from chronic inflammatory bowel diseases36
5.3.Differential diagnosis36
6.Pharmacological basis of glucocorticoids40
6.1.Mechanisms of action40
6.2.Pharmacodynamics40
6.3.Budesonide41
7.Therapy46
7.1.Evidence-based therapy with budesonide46
7.1.1.Collagenous colitis46
7.1.2.Lymphocytic colitis47
7.2.Empirical treatment approaches48
Index54

Reihe/Serie UNI-MED Science
Zusatzinfo 27 illustrations
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 240 mm
Einbandart gebunden
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete
ISBN-10 3-8374-1354-3 / 3837413543
ISBN-13 978-3-8374-1354-0 / 9783837413540
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