Cure8 research brief
Microscopic colitis can cause chronic watery diarrhea yet have a normal-looking colon at endoscopy, so diagnosis is often delayed — even in younger adults. Recognizing this may lead to earlier biopsy and treatment.
Clinicians (gastroenterologists, primary care), adults with chronic unexplained diarrhea, newly diagnosed IBD patients and their caregivers.
This paper presents a single clinical case of microscopic colitis (collagenous or lymphocytic subtypes discussed) in a young adult and reviews diagnostic challenges. It emphasizes that endoscopic findings are often normal and that histologic biopsy is required for diagnosis.
Budesonide is mentioned in the text as a treatment option referenced in guidelines and literature cited. The authors reference current guideline and review literature on microscopic colitis and contrast it with other inflammatory bowel diseases, stressing low clinician suspicion and delayed diagnosis as common problems.
This is a clinical case report with literature citations and not a controlled study. Recommendations and drug mentions (budesonide) are described in the context of guidelines and prior reviews cited by the authors.
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