Acute Onset Collagenous Colitis with Unique Endoscopic Findings

We experienced a rare case of 72-year-old woman with acute onset collagenous colitis (CC) induced by lansoprazole. The patient developed acute abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, and melena that are quite rare in usual CC. We could find the characteristic colonoscopic findings such as active long liner...

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Main Authors: Rintaro Moroi, Katsuya Endo, Masatake Kuhroha, Hisashi Shiga, Yoichi Kakuta, Yoshitaka Kinouchi, Tooru Shimosegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/986092
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Yoichi Kakuta
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Tooru Shimosegawa
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description We experienced a rare case of 72-year-old woman with acute onset collagenous colitis (CC) induced by lansoprazole. The patient developed acute abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, and melena that are quite rare in usual CC. We could find the characteristic colonoscopic findings such as active long liner ulcers in the patient. We also observed the healing courses of these unique findings. Our case indicates two important points of view. (1) CC sometimes develops with acute onset symptoms which resemble those of ischemic colitis. (2) Colonoscopy would be useful and necessary to distinguish acute onset CC and ischemic colitis.
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spelling doaj-art-1679e8a7d9f74e4d85861fd576b551522025-08-20T02:02:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362014-01-01201410.1155/2014/986092986092Acute Onset Collagenous Colitis with Unique Endoscopic FindingsRintaro Moroi0Katsuya Endo1Masatake Kuhroha2Hisashi Shiga3Yoichi Kakuta4Yoshitaka Kinouchi5Tooru Shimosegawa6Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, JapanWe experienced a rare case of 72-year-old woman with acute onset collagenous colitis (CC) induced by lansoprazole. The patient developed acute abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, and melena that are quite rare in usual CC. We could find the characteristic colonoscopic findings such as active long liner ulcers in the patient. We also observed the healing courses of these unique findings. Our case indicates two important points of view. (1) CC sometimes develops with acute onset symptoms which resemble those of ischemic colitis. (2) Colonoscopy would be useful and necessary to distinguish acute onset CC and ischemic colitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/986092
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