Search for dissertations about: "colitis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 209 swedish dissertations containing the word colitis.

  2. 6. Collagenous colitis : A study of epidemiology, etiology, clinical features and treatment

    Author : Johan Bohr; Robert Löfberg; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Collagenous colitis (CC) is characterised clinically by chronic watery diarrhoea and histopathologically by an increased submucosal collagen layer. An epidemiologic study of CC during 1984 to 1993 showed a female:male ratio of 9:1. The median age at diagnosis was 64 (28-78) years. The prevalence was 15. READ MORE

  4. 7. Collagenous colitis : The influence of inflammation and bile acids on intestinal barrier function

    Author : Andreas Münch; Magnus Ström; Johan Söderholm; Magnus Simrén; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background and aims: Collagenous colitis (CC) is a diarrheal disorder with an incidence rate of 5-6/100000 inhabitants, affecting mainly middle-aged women. The diagnosis is made by histology of the colonic mucosa. Classical findings are a thickened subepithelial collagenous layer and chronic inflammation in the lamina propria. READ MORE

  5. 8. Dysregulated mucosal immune responses in microscopic colitis patients

    Author : Sezin Günaltay; Elisabeth Hultgren-Hörnquist; Olof Hultgren; Nils Nyhlin; Allan Mowat; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Microscopic colitis; collagenous colitis; lymphocytic colitis; TLR; chemokine; chemokine receptor; IL-37; TCR; Immunologi; Immunology; Biomedicin; Biomedicine;

    Abstract : Microscopic colitis (MC), comprising collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC) is a common cause of chronic watery diarrhea. The diagnosis relies on typical histopathological changes observed upon microscopic examination. READ MORE

  6. 9. Microscopic colitis - factors that influence disease onset and disease course

    Author : Johanna Larsson; Gastroenterologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Microscopic colitis; Epidemiology; Lymphocytic colitis; Collagenous colitis; Risk factors; Cancer; Autoantibodies; Incidence;

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  7. 10. Collagenous colitis. Epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation and associated autoimmune disorders

    Author : Lina Vigren; Gastroenterologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autoimmunity; collagenous colitis; epidemiology; inflammatory bowel disease; lymphocytic colitis; microscopic colitis; smoking;

    Abstract : Collagenous colitis (CC) affects middle-aged women and results in chronic watery non-bloody diarrhoea. The incidence of CC has increased but has never been determined in southern Sweden. During the period 2001-2010 the mean annual incidence was stable; 5.4/105 (median age 71 years). READ MORE