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Collagenous colitis and rheumatology

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Careful observation of the unusual but not rare cases of collagenous colitis may help to unravel important pathogenetic mechanisms, and this may eventually help in the control of common diseases. Specifically, some important queries remain to be addressed. Are the rheumatologic and autoimmune syndromes secondary to collagen colitis, or are these patients more prone to develop collagenous colitis? Is lymphocytic colitis associated with the same extraintestinal manifestations as collagen colitis? Can antirheumatic drug therapy induce any of these forms of colitis? Is there a genetic predisposition? How reversible is the fibrosis? Collagenous colitis is yet another reason for close interaction between rheumatology and gastroenterology.

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    Frank A. Wollheim MD, PhD, FRCP

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Wollheim, F.A. Collagenous colitis and rheumatology. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2, 183–184 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-000-0075-x

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