Membranous colitis: a potentially bone-deep diagnosis
| Journal | Volume 83 - 2020 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Clinical images |
| Author(s) | M. Bronswijk 1 2, T. Ieven 3 4, R. Schrijvers 3 4, S. Vermeire 1, C. Breynaert 3 4 |
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Affiliations: (1) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
(2) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium (3) Department of General Internal Medicine - Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (4) KU Leuven Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, Leuven, Belgium. |
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A 44-year-old patient, with a history of cutaneous mastocytosis, was referred to our center following chronic attacks of diarrhea and epigastric pain. A previous colonoscopy was regarded as macroscopically normal. However, a new colonoscopy, performed at the time of acute complaints, revealed diffuse loss of vascular pattern in the transverse and sigmoid colon, with sloughing white membranes (Figure 1-left). Histological evaluation showed moderately active erosive colitis and increased numbers of eosinophilic granulocytes (Figure 1-right). |
| The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. |
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