Collagenous colitis in a patient with Addison's disease: A case report

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Unluhizarci K., Bayram F., Ozbakir O., Kirgin A., Patiroglu T., Yucesoy M., ...Daha Fazla

ENDOCRINE JOURNAL, cilt.45, sa.4, ss.581-584, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1507/endocrj.45.581
  • Dergi Adı: ENDOCRINE JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.581-584
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Diarrhea is a non-specific symptom which may be associated with Addison's disease and several causes had been demonstrated in the aetiology. We describe a patient with Addison's disease who was suffering from chronic diarrhea for three months. She was diagnosed as having collagenous colitis and successfully treated with Sulphasalazine, 2 g/day. Collagenous colitis is an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea and the association of collagenous colitis with Addison's disease has not previously been described. We think that collagenous colitis may play a sole in the aetiology of diarrhea in patients with Addison's disease and therefore we suggest a full colonoscopic examination in other patients with Addison's disease and diarrhea to determine the incidence of collagenous colitis in the aetiology of diarrhea.