TY - JOUR
T1 - Colonic ulcers accompanying collagenous colitis
T2 - Implication of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
AU - Kakar, Sanjay
AU - Pardi, Darrell S.
AU - Burgart, Lawrence J.
PY - 2003/8/1
Y1 - 2003/8/1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: A small minority of otherwise typical collagenous colitis (CC) patients also have mucosal ulceration (CC-U). We studied the association of CC-U cases with ingestion of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as a possible explanation for the mucosal ulceration. METHODS: Clinical information and histological features were reviewed in nine cases of biopsy-diagnosed CC-U. Biopsies from 18 unselected cases of CC without ulceration were reviewed for comparison. RESULTS: Of nine patients with CC-U, seven (77.8%) had a history of NSAID ingestion, compared with four of 18 CC controls (20.2%) (p = 0.006). The diarrhea resolved after cessation of NSAID use in four CC-U patients, partially resolved in one patient, and persisted in one patient. The outcome was not available in one patient. Of the two CC-U patients who did not use NSAIDs, one patient was taking lisinopril (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor), and the diarrhea resolved after stopping the drug; the ulceration in the second patient was thought to be ischemic in origin. CONCLUSION: Collagenous colitis with ulceration has a strong association with NSAID ingestion. Evaluation of medications and cessation of NSAIDs should be considered as a therapeutic option in cases of collagenous colitis with colonic ulceration.
AB - OBJECTIVES: A small minority of otherwise typical collagenous colitis (CC) patients also have mucosal ulceration (CC-U). We studied the association of CC-U cases with ingestion of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as a possible explanation for the mucosal ulceration. METHODS: Clinical information and histological features were reviewed in nine cases of biopsy-diagnosed CC-U. Biopsies from 18 unselected cases of CC without ulceration were reviewed for comparison. RESULTS: Of nine patients with CC-U, seven (77.8%) had a history of NSAID ingestion, compared with four of 18 CC controls (20.2%) (p = 0.006). The diarrhea resolved after cessation of NSAID use in four CC-U patients, partially resolved in one patient, and persisted in one patient. The outcome was not available in one patient. Of the two CC-U patients who did not use NSAIDs, one patient was taking lisinopril (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor), and the diarrhea resolved after stopping the drug; the ulceration in the second patient was thought to be ischemic in origin. CONCLUSION: Collagenous colitis with ulceration has a strong association with NSAID ingestion. Evaluation of medications and cessation of NSAIDs should be considered as a therapeutic option in cases of collagenous colitis with colonic ulceration.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07579.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07579.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12907340
AN - SCOPUS:0041571846
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 98
SP - 1834
EP - 1837
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 8
ER -