The evaluation of patients with colitis of recent onset is a relatively common clinical
challenge. The main considerations are infectious colitides, idiopathic IBD, ie, ulcerative and …

Infectious-type colitis is a common condition. It usually induces acute diarrhoea. The
differential diagnosis of acute diarrhoea includes injections, drug-induced lesions, chronic …

Context.—A variety of inflammatory disorders may affect the colon, with widely differing
clinical outcomes and management. These conditions encompass a spectrum of acute and …

Results: Colitis was diagnosed in 152 patients (76%). Double-biopsy examination provided
the correct final diagnosis in 66% of cases. After assessment of the segmental biopsies, the …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic idiopathic inflammatory conditions.
The two major types are ulcerative colitis (UC) which affects the colon and Crohn's disease …

Certain types of colitides, such as collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, and ischemic
colitis, have distinct histologic features that allow for a specific diagnosis. However, in most …

Diarrhoea is a common complaint and is increasingly being investigated by all the available
modalities. Thus it is now widely recognised that not only it is necessary to try to establish a …

This review describes a systematic approach to the interpretation of colonic biopsy
specimens of patients with acute colitis. Five main histologic patterns are discussed: acute …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The ileocecal area is commonly involved in infection and
inflammatory colonic diseases, but differential diagnosis can be difficult. We identified …

Analysis of multiple biopsies allows a correct diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases in
66–75% of newly diagnosed patients. Additional endoscopic and clinical data allow a final …